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@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year ago

everything actually important is already metric

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everything actually important is already metric

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@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year ago
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    16•1 year ago

    What are you talking about with the weed? It’s sold in pounds, ounces, quarter ounces and “half quarters” which is as ridiculously un-metric as it gets.

    • Aviandelight
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      5•1 year ago

      My theory on this is we use the imperial weights when describing the size in relation to the jail time associated with getting caught with it and then switch to metric for personal use.

      • jelloeater
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        1•1 year ago

        I guess because no one buys 20 pounds of weed, but 20 grams is just fine…

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      2•1 year ago

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      10•1 year ago

      • @[email protected]
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        9•1 year ago

        Gosh, I wonder how many grams there are in a quarter ounce?

    • @[email protected]
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      22•1 year ago

      We used to just call that an eighth.

      • @[email protected]
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        3•1 year ago

        Yes, but a metric eighth.

    • @[email protected]
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      6•1 year ago

      Sold in grams for small amounts, then back to Imperial for larger amounts.

      • @[email protected]
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        2•1 year ago

        I don’t think I’ve seen a gram for sale since legalization. I see pre-rolls and half-quarters. Weighed in grams but packaged in imperial.

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          3•1 year ago

          1g prerolls are actually the only round-number metric sale I see.

          • @[email protected]
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            1•1 year ago

            Right. I haven’t seen a 1g bag sold ever.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        5•1 year ago

        • @[email protected]
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          12•1 year ago

          Yes, the very metric package sizes using multiples of 7.

          • rand_alpha19
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            8•1 year ago

            It doesn’t matter what the multiple is. It could be 28.35g exactly, it’s still metric because of the unit.

            • @[email protected]
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              9•1 year ago

              Their point was that while it’s using metric, all the available sizes are based on imperial amounts.

              • rand_alpha19
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                1•1 year ago

                And all Imperial amounts are based on the SI system (the official name for metric). That’s basically the point of having a standard.

                I’m really not sure what the big deal is that the packaging uses the metric equivalent of the unit used in the US, which is one of the main countries that many businesses worldwide serve. That’s also the case with butter (1 lb to 454g), cream cheese (8 oz to 250g), etc.

        • @[email protected]
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          1•1 year ago

          Bro can you post that to me in Australia

    • @[email protected]
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      1•1 year ago

      Should have bullet measurements instead

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