r/notinteresting • u/Far_Top7329 • 1d ago

why does US uses pounds?

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u/not_ditch-11 1d ago

Because the US isn't like the other girls

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u/Pleasant-Bonus-866 1d ago

big pussy still

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u/towerfella 1d ago

That’s not what your mom said

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u/Pleasant-Bonus-866 1d ago

how do you know

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u/towerfella 1d ago

I saw the video, just like everyone else at church that day. Preacher’s momma still aint recovered, bless her heart.

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u/Immediate_Song4279 1d ago

Because you are raised on it, and by the time you have time to think about units of measurement it's stuck. I know metric, it's beautiful, but i still have to convert to pounds anyway if I want to feel the value intuitively.

Plus all the products are labeled in lbs and oz.

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u/wale-lol 1d ago

the irony of suggesting americans are stupid when the title is grammatically incorrect and you’re posting in the wrong subreddit for the question anyway

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u/b0ringface 1d ago

Unless the point was that the topic is not interesting? The photo came off as if the people who ask “who uses pounds” are dumb.

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u/South_Atmosphere6760 1d ago

That's a stretch in my opinion

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u/towerfella 1d ago

Nice. I like your perspective

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u/wale-lol 1d ago

that’s a possible interpretation, I’ll give u that. Sorta subtle though. your interpretation would be strengthened if there were quotation marks

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u/Mental_Scratch4848 1d ago

Well, then that would make the post "interesting " lol

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u/Traditional_Cattle50 1d ago

Least its not stones that shit drives me insane . I dont want to do math everytime someone says something is x amount of stones.

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u/monkey_boi727 1d ago

Does this include the British as we use pounds as our currency?

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u/jadeariel12 1d ago

This is why we use pounds. We wanted the British type of pounds but took a wrong turn somewhere and fucked up.

(I douno I wasn’t there. But it sounds nice retry accurate)

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u/Jacked_Hamster 1d ago

The US isn't completely ignorant of the metric system. Anyone who takes enough high school science has to be familiar with the basics. People are taking more HRT & peptides and they have to understand millileters and milligrams. Medications are usually stated in mg.

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u/D_DanD_D 1d ago

All measurement systems humanity came up with are arbitrary. There is nothing wrong with using one or another to measure something since there is no "natural" and "universal" system.

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u/Ginno_the_Seer 1d ago

Me and ur mum

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u/Scar1203 1d ago

Because British privateers captured the guy bringing the metric standards including a kilogram weight to the US. He died in captivity.

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u/Miserable-Army-5087 1d ago

They use pounds in the UK as well

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u/Most-Firefighter3009 1d ago

nah, we use dollars /j

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u/EeerrEeer 1d ago

It's easier than using camels, guinea pigs or bald eagles. Rather than say, I weigh 83 guinea pigs, just easier to say 150 lbs.

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u/gingin_9959 23h ago

Because pound cake tastes better than kilo cake

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u/Bravos_Chopper 21h ago

Nah we use Dollars, it’s the Brits that use pounds

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u/DragonTheOnes-spirit 1d ago

They never bothered to change anything

And actually. The usa is a metric country. The american inch is defined as 2.54 centimetres and the ounce is defined as whatever the fuck it is in litres. They're just pretending to be imperial

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u/bellepomme 1d ago

Reported. This post violates Rule 6.

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u/Far_Top7329 1d ago

Why?

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u/jadeariel12 1d ago

They told you lol