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minus-squareouRKaoSlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·23 hours agoIf DST is so good, why isn’t it STANDARD…?
minus-squareRivalarrivallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·17 hours agoI mean, it is in use for 3/4 of the year. (That’s 0.75 for you metric twats who don’t understand fractions)
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoWhy would using metric cause someone not to understand fractions?
minus-squareRivalarrivallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 hours agoI don’t know. You’ll have to ask them. All I know is they whine a lot when you mention 1/4 cup or 3/16 of an inch, and seem to think it’s really important to be able to measure a 2000km car trip to mm precision.
minus-squareCousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoBecause “standard” and “normal” things are hardly ever the best.
If DST is so good, why isn’t it STANDARD…?
I mean, it is in use for 3/4 of the year. (That’s 0.75 for you metric twats who don’t understand fractions)
Why would using metric cause someone not to understand fractions?
I don’t know. You’ll have to ask them.
All I know is they whine a lot when you mention 1/4 cup or 3/16 of an inch, and seem to think it’s really important to be able to measure a 2000km car trip to mm precision.
Because “standard” and “normal” things are hardly ever the best.