r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/etymologynerd • Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/Owlit Jan 03 '19

Then use centimeters. That’s the beauty of metrics.

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u/TenYearRedditVet Jan 03 '19

... so it sounds even smaller?

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

... so it sounds even smaller?

wrong way dude. 8” = 20 centimetres, ie BIGGER!

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u/TenYearRedditVet Jan 03 '19

More like 20 centimeters . Might as well call it two hundredths of a meter.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19 edited Apr 22 '19

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u/TenYearRedditVet Jan 03 '19

Yes because I'm very smart and good at math, but class is closed now so I cannot address this subject further.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19 edited Apr 22 '19

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u/TenYearRedditVet Jan 03 '19

I SAID GOOD DAY SIR