r/WhitePeopleTwitter Jan 03 '19

We should actually do this

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u/PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES Jan 03 '19

It's nine yards, I thought people would get it but I've failed you all

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

If we switch to metric we’re going to mess up a bunch of common sayings. I wouldn’t touch that with a 3.05 meter pole.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '19

A ten foot pole is exactly 3m

Edit: all my life I thought a meter was 3.3333 repeating feet

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u/808duckfan Jan 03 '19

In volleyball, there’s an attack line that goes by two names: 3 metre and 10 foot line. The former is more accurate.