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☆On metric☆

Maybe I'm just so done with *gestures vaguely* that being a bit petty will blow off steam, but honestly? Americans use metric. We use whatever is useful. Which really begs the question: if metric is so great, then why wouldn't we use it for everything?

Not "freedom units;" unit freedom

It offends me that the rest of the world doesn't realize(...) https://blog.bluestarcreations.net/rant-of-the-moment/on-metric

#RantOfTheMoment #metric #politics #science

Americans will use anything but the #Metric system

#smol #caturday #caturdayeveryday

Americans will use anything but the #Metric system

#smol #caturday #caturdayeveryday

Americans will use anything but the #Metric system

#smol #caturday #caturdayeveryday

Americans will use anything but the #Metric system

#smol #caturday #caturdayeveryday

Americans will use anything but the #Metric system

#smol #caturday #caturdayeveryday

Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

Oh cruft, upgraded my weather station software (weewx) and no longer have freedumb units displayed. #metric

After reading replies to a post containing #Fahrenheit or United States customary units

#metric #TheGoodPlace #TheMetricSystem

#Canada is not the only country that is somewhat #schizoid about #units / #metric and #Imperial measures.

I bought a roll of copper foil tape from China (AliExpress, natch) that was described as "20 mm x 393.7 inches". Why they didn't just say 10 meters is beyond me 😆

#AliExpress #wat #meters #inches

From Perception To Action - Participatory Water Risk Assessment In Nagaon District Of Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103862 <-- shared paper
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#water #hydrology #risk #hazard #participatorymethods #Community #resilience #Foodwaternexus #foodsecurity #watersecurity #climatechange #extremeweather #flood #flooding #drought #nagaon #assam #india #waterresources #watermanagement #food #agriculture #communityinvolvement #opinions #perspectives #metric #index #rural #waterquality #publichealth #diseases #irrigation #infrastructure #policy #planning #investment #watermanagement #sustainability #mitigation

why #Feet and not #meters ? Use the #metric system 🤣🤣🤣

These weird C-clamps are super weak. I googled the manufacturers "#Starrett, #BrownAndSharpe, #Mitutoyo and #Lufkin" and they aren't even known for making clamps! And these clocks aren't running, but even if they did it looks like some kind of #metric time. Useless.

At least there's some #Craftsman in the lot.

#machining