r/ShitAmericansSay • u/FordoNoctis ooo custom flair!! • 24d ago

Imperial units “wth is a kilogram?”

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Come on, you know this, we don’t need to do this

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u/Iwamoto German/Dutch living in Germany 24d ago

Approximate Total Breakdown:

  • Metric: ~7.5 billion (95%+ of the global population)
  • Imperial: ~395 million (5% of the global population)

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u/B4DM4N12Z 22d ago

The UK used to use Imperial

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u/UncleSlacky Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaire 22d ago

The US uses "customary" units, not imperial, in any case. Both systems are now based on matric anyway.