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Saw this recently on a WAN Show (19:12). How true is this? It sounds wild.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have a better idea: just use metric.

I try to fully metrify my workplace and my teammates are receptive because everyone knows imperial units suck.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I came in here hoping to understand how to measure a Canadian. Height or circumference at least…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

the fun thing is that this graph is more-or-less accurate (I don't have a pool so I can't judge that one) for me despite being an American with no connection to Canada.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is extremely accurate, as far as I've seen in western Canada.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I wish this was all in metric

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I always use milliliters and grams for cooking, unless it’s measuring volume of something solid.

I also use time for long distances.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I only use fare height when forced through the means of technology that for some reason hasn't been legislated to provide sane units mandatorily when sold in Canada

The exceptions to this would be lumber. Then occasionally I get pissed off at any Canadian company (or even government form) that refuses to follow our own standards. For instance federally, its recemmoneded to use YYYY-MM-DD unless you're writing out the month with three letters or more in which case you can use the insane states method. Yet consistently in forms I input the date wrong cause they do whatever that other format is

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