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i have had no reason to actually look into imperial measurements until now and frankly i immediately regret it finding this out
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it makes some sense though because a pound is defined as being 7000 grains so that makes each ounce a nice round... 437.5 grains
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you'll never get it, it would be fucking impossible to guess this
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THERE'S LITERALLY NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MANY OUNCES ARE IN A STONE!! NO-ONE CAN KNOW THIS
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"but innes you can just multiply up the fourteen by sixteen and you'll g-" NO MATHS HAS CLEARLY ABANDONED US. NUMBERS MEAN NOTHING AT THIS POINT
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WHAT THE FUCK KIND OF ANTIQUATED JOKE SYSTEM ARE PEOPLE WORKING WITH
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my mum: wow count yourself lucky you only need to learn your 10 times tables, when i was a kid we had to go up to 12 me, a child: oh, for weights and stuff? mum, a liar: sure
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TURNS OUT NO-ONE ON THE PLANET IS TRAINED TO WORK WITH THESE FUCKED UP NUMBERS. THEY JUST MAKE STUFF UP. NO-ONE KNOWS HOW MUCH A POUND IS BECAUSE IF THEY'D EVER USED THIS BULLSHIT SYSTEM THERE WOULD BE RIOTS
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HOW DO YOU ALL OWN THE SAME SIZE OF CUP WHO HAS A MONOPOLY ON THE ONE GOOD CUP SIZE
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PRESUMABLY THIS IS JUST STRAIGHT UP BULLSHIT TOO TO COVER FOR THE FACT THAT NO-ONE KNOWS HOW MANY ANY QUANTITY OF ANYTHING IS
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me: so, the recipe calls for 2 lbs 3 oz of flour, you got that? you: uhhhh, sure. yeah. that's like... 3 cups, probably. this is a great system.
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IT'S THE TON OF GOLD BECAUSE UNDER IMPERIAL MEASUREMENTS THESE ARE COMPLETELY FUCKING DIFFERENT SCALES
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SEE ALSO: WOOL, COINS, MYSTERY ENGLISH ILLEGAL POUND, MISCELLANEOUS
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THE ONE JOKE WHICH MAKES IT CLEAR THAT MASS IS A UNIVERSAL METHOD OF COMPARISON REGARDLESS OF MATERIAL HAS NO BEARING ON THE FUCKED UP BIZARRO WORLD OF YESTERDAY THAT IS THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM
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I'VE GONE MY WHOLE FUCKING LIFE BELIEVING THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM WAS DIFFERENT, SURE, BUT I THOUGHT IT HAD AT LEAST SOME GROUNDING IN REALITY
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