People make fun of Americans and our units, but this is a real infographic about hail size from a news station.
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People make fun of Americans and our units, but this is a real infographic about hail size from a news station.
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@futurebird I find it disturbing that everyone got a real photo except poor grapefruit.
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@futurebird ok, pea might also be fake
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that's because these are fruits and vegetables, which Americans don't eat because they are too healthy, and thus aren't familiar with them
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@geckzilla @benroyce @futurebird they’re “artist impressions” of fruit and vegetables.
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American artists are great because I think it really captures the fanciful impression of these mythological items
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@benroyce @dgar @geckzilla @futurebird
Although Spain uses the decimal metric system, for some time now, when news programmes want to convey to the public just how large an area is (for example, a piece of land that has caught fire), they say: “An area equivalent to X football pitches has been burnt.”
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@ModestinoSycamore @benroyce @dgar @geckzilla
I don't know if I'd call it sad. Standard objects of comparison can make numbers and communication more clear.
I get a little tired that it's always SPORTS but things are standardized in sports.
Frankly I wish I had a list of small object that were *globally* familiar that I could use when asking people the size of the ant they saw.
I need:
Something about 2.5mm long
Something about 1cm long
Something about 1.8cm longAny ideas?
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@futurebird @ModestinoSycamore @benroyce @dgar @geckzilla
The diameter of a two tips toothpick is 2 mm (just checked).
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@GustavinoBevilacqua @futurebird @ModestinoSycamore @benroyce @dgar @geckzilla Oh, toothpick is a good one for the small end! I was thinking about a bic pen diameter for the 1cm bracket
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@LeoRJorge @futurebird @ModestinoSycamore @benroyce @dgar @geckzilla
The breakable blade of an utility knife is 0,50 mm (just checked).
