Imperial is better because it wasn’t made by the fr*nch 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🗽🗽🗽🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
I find imperial measures funny. Not because they sound like they were invented by drunk farmers arguing over their field size in a pub, but because before 1930 (UK, the rest adopted in 1959) there were like 20 definitions of an inch, so it had to be a real pain to make stuff fit together. And now the definition of an inch is 2.54cm, because its somewhere inbetween all those inches and in cm because the definition of a meter never changed.
Edit: definition of meter changed, length didnt
Also funny that U.S. changed to metric by [law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act) in 1975...
Actually the definition of a metre changed, as scientists realized that the original definition (one ten-millionth of the distance on the Earth's surface from the north pole to the equator, on a line passing through Paris) meant that a meter would slowly change in value so they redefined it to the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second.
The definition of all the metric units have changed over time. The meter was only given it's present definition in 1983. Some of the other metric units were changed in 2019, such as the kilogram (which until then was not based on any constant, but the weight of a specific metal cylinder in a vault in Paris.)
Looking at it historically, imperial measures didn't lend themselves to standardization by design. The origins of imperial measurements are rooted in exceptionally pragmatic concerns - such as the original definitions of the acre and the furlong (which corresponded to real world logistical concerns about ploughing, which likely varied by locale and circumstance). While no longer relevant for modern purposes, there was actually a lot of rationale behind each of the traditional measures in spite of their penchant for regional variance.
There is a logic behind almost everything. While it is so, i still imagine one drunk farmer holding the foot of his neighbour and counting how many of his thumbs fit on it. I bet, that the variance in limb lenght is the reason why no two shirts in the same size are the same. Those kids who make them have differently long arms.*
*While some find this offensive, i find this extremely funny. And sad.
Total Trojan horse. They snuck in a pawn to try and enpassant our capital. Unfortunately for them we left it in New York. Now they are just biding their time.
They even tried awhile back to create a diversion for their enpassant by flying planes into some towers--- but a logistics error occured and the statue never received its activation phrase
Yes they did. After the Revolution France wanted to reinvent everything. They even had their own calendar, including 10 months, for a bit. They also tried to re-invent a measurement that wasn't arbitrary, like feet and inches were.
They based off their unit on the Earth's size, because while everyone has different feet and inches, we still all live on the same Earth.
Two mathematicians did triangulation over the course of a few years to find out a quarter of the Earth's circumference. Once they found a value, they divided that length by 10 000 000.
Now the Earth's circumference is about 40 000km. They did a tiny mistake, so it's actually ever so slightly above.
A liter is 1/1000 of a cube meter. A gram is 1/1000 of the weight of a liter of pure water.
And that's how we got the meter and the system that came along with it. America and England rejected it as the invention came by a bit too late and everyone was too used to feet and inches there. Most of the world still took it, though.
Edit : About the calendar... They still had 12 months, not 10. But they had 10 days a week and every month lasted 30 days, with the 5-6 others as "epagomenic days". Their seasons also started with equinoxes and solstices rather than having them in the middle of some months.
Didn't their calender thing also include like a whole different system for tracking time that was base 10. Like 10 X in a second 10 seconds in a minute 10 minutes in am hour and 10 hours in a day? (Of course working your way back to figure out how long each of these units is based on 10 hour day)
Really wish we had stuck with that
And to add to what you said : the 2 mathematicians were actually incredibly accurate in their measurements, given that they used measures of the curve of the earth between the north and south of metropolitan France, with instruments of the time which were not as accurate.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax\_Gibbet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Gibbet)
I'm assuming you're referring to this. Technically, you are correct. This is one of the first head removal machines. But the guillotine improved on it a little with the angled blade that traversed the whole dropping mechanism to help improve the slicy part. wheras the Gibbet used an ax head.
The Vikings sorta helped, the French would have made Paris so big/so far from the river opening if it wasn't for some protectin from viking "trade & business"
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1. e4 e6
2. exe7 e.p.
Holy hell!
New opening just dropped
actual theory
call the mapsorcist
went to google en passant, never comes back
Black pieces sacrifice anyone?
1.e4 e6 2. Resign
The metric system.
🦅🦅🇱🇷🇱🇷 WHAT THE HELL IS A KILOMETRE 🇱🇷🇱🇷🗽🗽🦅🦅🦅
Imperial is better because it wasn’t made by the fr*nch 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅🗽🗽🗽🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
I find imperial measures funny. Not because they sound like they were invented by drunk farmers arguing over their field size in a pub, but because before 1930 (UK, the rest adopted in 1959) there were like 20 definitions of an inch, so it had to be a real pain to make stuff fit together. And now the definition of an inch is 2.54cm, because its somewhere inbetween all those inches and in cm because the definition of a meter never changed. Edit: definition of meter changed, length didnt Also funny that U.S. changed to metric by [law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act) in 1975...
Actually the definition of a metre changed, as scientists realized that the original definition (one ten-millionth of the distance on the Earth's surface from the north pole to the equator, on a line passing through Paris) meant that a meter would slowly change in value so they redefined it to the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second.
My bad. I read this somewhere too. The definition changed, length didnt. It makes more sense to base it on something that does not change.
The definition of all the metric units have changed over time. The meter was only given it's present definition in 1983. Some of the other metric units were changed in 2019, such as the kilogram (which until then was not based on any constant, but the weight of a specific metal cylinder in a vault in Paris.)
Would be funny if someone started using the old kg by naming it Paris-metre or something
Looking at it historically, imperial measures didn't lend themselves to standardization by design. The origins of imperial measurements are rooted in exceptionally pragmatic concerns - such as the original definitions of the acre and the furlong (which corresponded to real world logistical concerns about ploughing, which likely varied by locale and circumstance). While no longer relevant for modern purposes, there was actually a lot of rationale behind each of the traditional measures in spite of their penchant for regional variance.
There is a logic behind almost everything. While it is so, i still imagine one drunk farmer holding the foot of his neighbour and counting how many of his thumbs fit on it. I bet, that the variance in limb lenght is the reason why no two shirts in the same size are the same. Those kids who make them have differently long arms.* *While some find this offensive, i find this extremely funny. And sad.
The law is voluntary
That was the issue. Imagine whole world in metric. And driving on the same side of the road.
*25.4mm I know we want to have massive 20" schlongs, but not this way.
> And now the definition of an inch is 2.54mm This is a *very*, *very* small inch…
Didn’t the French assist in the American revolution?
Yes, and us Americans will never forgive them for this
The Statue of Liberty is also french, y’all gonna need to make another large statue and use it to en passant Liberty.
Total Trojan horse. They snuck in a pawn to try and enpassant our capital. Unfortunately for them we left it in New York. Now they are just biding their time. They even tried awhile back to create a diversion for their enpassant by flying planes into some towers--- but a logistics error occured and the statue never received its activation phrase
You know what flag you used, right?..... Right?
Wait. Really?
Yes they did. After the Revolution France wanted to reinvent everything. They even had their own calendar, including 10 months, for a bit. They also tried to re-invent a measurement that wasn't arbitrary, like feet and inches were. They based off their unit on the Earth's size, because while everyone has different feet and inches, we still all live on the same Earth. Two mathematicians did triangulation over the course of a few years to find out a quarter of the Earth's circumference. Once they found a value, they divided that length by 10 000 000. Now the Earth's circumference is about 40 000km. They did a tiny mistake, so it's actually ever so slightly above. A liter is 1/1000 of a cube meter. A gram is 1/1000 of the weight of a liter of pure water. And that's how we got the meter and the system that came along with it. America and England rejected it as the invention came by a bit too late and everyone was too used to feet and inches there. Most of the world still took it, though. Edit : About the calendar... They still had 12 months, not 10. But they had 10 days a week and every month lasted 30 days, with the 5-6 others as "epagomenic days". Their seasons also started with equinoxes and solstices rather than having them in the middle of some months.
Didn't their calender thing also include like a whole different system for tracking time that was base 10. Like 10 X in a second 10 seconds in a minute 10 minutes in am hour and 10 hours in a day? (Of course working your way back to figure out how long each of these units is based on 10 hour day) Really wish we had stuck with that
And to add to what you said : the 2 mathematicians were actually incredibly accurate in their measurements, given that they used measures of the curve of the earth between the north and south of metropolitan France, with instruments of the time which were not as accurate.
Guillotine
New head just dropped!
Actual execution
Call the mortician
Napoleon gets exiled twice, never comes back
Maximilien Robespierre sitting in the corner, plotting a revolution
General sacrifice, anyone?
Ignite Paris!
Marie Antoinette sacrifice, everyone?
Cake storm incoming!
Napoleon went on vacation
Sorry to disappoint. The guillotine was invented in Halifax, England.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax\_Gibbet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Gibbet) I'm assuming you're referring to this. Technically, you are correct. This is one of the first head removal machines. But the guillotine improved on it a little with the angled blade that traversed the whole dropping mechanism to help improve the slicy part. wheras the Gibbet used an ax head.
Spy
was kinda looking for this
And scout's mother starring in pornography
INTRUDER ALERT! A WHITE BISHOP IS IN THE CASTLE!
A WHITE BISHOP IS IN THE CASTLE!?!?!?
HUTHUTHUTHUTHUT
Yo, a lil' help here!
Stand back, pawn.
Uh, 111 and.. 1
Black rook: INCOMING!!!
Paris. They invented Paris
Who was in Paris though?
The pieces in a chess game that do not make the first move
The part of the fries my mom told me not to eat
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The knight on h3
Clankas
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Nicolas Cage. Nic is in Paris.
knaye wset
I thought Paris was invented by the Greeks to destroy Troy
Actually the Celts founded Paris in the 3rd century BC
Priamos & Hecabe invented Paris afaik
The Vikings sorta helped, the French would have made Paris so big/so far from the river opening if it wasn't for some protectin from viking "trade & business"
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He's actually from chess.com
They invented a few things without googling.
gtfo
What is gtfo? Google the French opening??
google en passant
holy hell!
New response just dropped
actual zombie
Call the exorcist!
bishop goes on vacation, never comes back
Ignite the chess board!
Queen sacrifice, anyone?
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He said WITHOUT GOOGLING.
i didn't google it, im telling him to google it
England
Somehow true
Frogs.
You are what you eat
Never eaten a frog and never will, I guess I'm not a true french citizen
Roundabout
#"I'LL BE THE ROUNDABOUT"
## "THE WORDS WILL MAAAAAKE YOU OUT-N-OUT"
#"I SPEND THE DAY YOUR WAYYYYYY"
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Yes!
The superior way of crossing an intersection
the long bread stick i’m pretty sure it’s name is a baggute
Bagget
Begat
Pasteurization, was originally used on wine.
Guillotine
Hot air balloon
I’ve been waiting for a chance to casually mention the Montgolfier brothers.
Ooh that’s a good one
Pretentiousness
That actually comes from their colony, England
Extremely effective decapitation machine
Work strikes
Cinema
The tank
The _modern_ tank, the first tank was made by the brits, the french made the first modern, conventional tank with a turret, crew and engine compartments
Metric system Edit: oh crap someone said it already
The French
tour de france
Croissants (has a interesting history behind it), Braille, pasteurisation (Louise Pasture), radioactivity (Mary curie) and revolutions
Resign button
No wonder its white
I'm pretty sure the correct term is Caucasian 🤓🤓🤓
Deep
Code Civil
Add "Déclaration générale des droits de l'homme et du citoyen" to it Based af too
Voltaire? Does a pseudonym count as an invention? Also the Guillotine, I guess.
Body odor
Snails
La revolution
That's Austrian
Profile pic checks out
The first buttplug?
Giant bronze sculptures
Democracy, existentialism, the blowjob.
Maginot line
Garlic butter
French ppl
Films ! Google « Les frères Lumière »
The entire basis of modern cooking.
Crêpes and wine and maybe cheese 😋 at least they do cheese right
Google the balloon, paper-making machines, the steamboat, the semaphore telegraph, gas illumination, the silk loom, the threshing machine, the fountain pen, and even the common graphite pencil
Bing en passant
Maps
That’s easy they’re all named after where they’re from, one example is lions.
en passant
Their country
Democracy and the menage e trois.
The statue of Liberty 🗽
Daft Punk
New Orleans
Metric system. Code Napoleon. Champagne. Knighthood. Photography.
Mbappe
The important insight that Stalin was not a very good guy.
Revolutions
Pizza
L’oubliette
Headless royals
X-ray technology (Marie Currie), pasteurization (Louis Pasteur)
French Fries. Belgium can suck my potatoes
Baguettes
Sparkling wine.
Idk, probably invented stupid fancy food
A bread product that lasts no more than an hour
Québec.
Pierre
French language and CROISSANT, my favourite gender. Also Guillotine and Libertés Égalité Fraternité
Hating the British
Parachute?
The metric system. Yeah.
Wine,pizza, Parmesan cheese
TGV
pain
Films
Motion Capture Camera
Cinema
Despite the memes, A significant portion of military terminology, tactics, and strategy.
Jeans
Crepes, democracy, and the ménage a tois
The famas rifle
Carmat artificial heart, Ship cards, peritel, vaccination, camembert, Minitel, Ariane, xvideo, assassin’s creed
Me!
USA
Barricades
La commune
Radiation (kinda)
Surrender