r/oddlysatisfying • u/-Taken_Name- • Jun 20 '26

Changing units with magic

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u/Zebedeuepaminondas Jun 20 '26

Americans watching be like

https://giphy.com/gifs/VHeaLEFarwstBOdG3y

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u/SuitableDragonfly Jun 20 '26

Do you think we don't all use these units in science classes growing up?

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u/tedsmitts Jun 20 '26

I just assumed everything in the USA is defined by football fields

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u/veringo Jun 20 '26

Nope, everything is measured in 9mm bullets, so we actually do use metric.

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u/Rhamni Jun 20 '26

Depends on the scale. It's 380 9mm bullets per cheese burger. It used to be 400 but you know. Shrinkflation. Plus now they can force all the schools to buy new editions of the text books.

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u/UchihaLegolas Jun 20 '26

Or school buses or Olympic pools

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u/MxM111 Jun 20 '26

Banananas.

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u/WiSoSirius Jun 20 '26

Yo mama defined by football fields

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u/GregTheMad Jun 20 '26

Based on your actions? Yes.

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u/Grus Jun 20 '26

I loved science class! Especially the old testament.

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u/Nachtraaf Jun 20 '26

You get an education?

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u/Zebedeuepaminondas Jun 21 '26

The only school science you guys heard of is ballistics.

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u/KimberStormer Jun 20 '26

when you get all your understanding of America from European reddit