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Anything But Metric

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Americans will use anything but metric

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Title Text: It was finally destroyed with a nuclear weapon carrying the destructive energy of the Hiroshima bomb.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I hate when people post xkcd but don't include the alt text. It hurts a part of my brain. Like giving someone waffles but denying them syrup. Or giving someone fries but not ketchup.

[–] threelonmusketeers 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

I gotchu: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1257:_Monster

Title text: It was finally destroyed with a nuclear weapon carrying the destructive energy of the Hiroshima bomb.

By the way, I enjoy waffles and fries without syrup or ketchup :)

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

You're a saint. And i would probably still enjoy them too, just like i enjoyed this comic. There'd just be a little nagging feeling that something was missing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

By the way, I enjoy waffles and fries without syrup or ketchup :)

Waffles and fries with syrup and ketchup would be wild

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 5 hours ago

I have a positive opinion of them, but do not usually eat them with condiments.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Ack! Sorry, I'll fix that now!