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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 87 points 5 months ago

The lengths Americans will go to in order not to use the metric system is insane.

[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 months ago

I am interested in learning about this metric time.

[-] bluewing@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

The French tried to impose "metric" time way back in the day. Even they learned that was a bad idea and quietly dropped it. The solar system seems to prefer it's base12 time.

I think it maybe helped give rise the the saying: "The French follow no one. And no one follows the French."

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