Twitter User Calls Out America's System Of Measurement In Hilarious Rant

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mattstaff
Mar 24, 2019 8:00 PM EDT

Scottish Twitter user, @innesck, went OFF in this rant about the madness of America's measurement system. And the Twitter thread that ensues is nothing short of highly entertaining! Never knew how badly I needed the answer to this question, he asks at one point: 'how many Fahrenheit are in a cup?'

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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck JUST LEARNED THERE ARE 16 OUNCES IN A POUND AND I AM F KING LIVID 51.9K 7:06 PM Nov 26, 2018 16.4K people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck SIXTEEN??? 3,364 7:06 PM - Nov 26, 2018 171 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck WHAT THE FK KIND OF NUMBER IS THAT 4,905 7:07 PM Nov 26, 2018 311 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck i have had no reason to actually look into imperial measurements until now and frankly i immediately regret it finding this out 4,800 7:08 PM Nov 26, 2018 220 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck 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 5,746 7:09 PM Nov 26, 2018 289 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to@innesmck GUESS HOW MANY POUNDS THERE ARE IN A STONE 3,146 7:11 PM Nov 26, 2018 217 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck you'll never get it, it would be fuking impossible to guess this 2,595 7:11 PM Nov 26, 2018 74 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck THERE ARE FOURTEEN POUNDS IN A STONE!!!!!! !!!!! 4,281 7:12 PM Nov 26, 2018 234 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FI KING NUMBER! FYI!!!! 3,538 7:13 PM Nov 26, 2018 69 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck THERE'S LITERALLY NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MANY OUNCES ARE IN A STONE!! NO-ONE CAN KNOW THIS 3,958 7:13 PM Nov 26, 2018 218 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck "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 7,389 7:14 PM - Nov 26, 2018 362 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck WHAT THE FK KIND OF ANTIQUATED JOKE SYSTEM ARE PEOPLE WORKING WITH 5,018 7:16 PM Nov 26, 2018 238 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck 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 4,923 7:18 PM Nov 26, 2018 177 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck TURNS OUT NO-ONE ON THE PLANET IS TRAINED TO WORK WITH THESE F KED 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 5,311 7:19 PM - Nov 26, 2018 361 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck and then how many ounces go 2,895 7:20 PM Nov 26, 2018 a cup? 330 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck WHICH F KING CUP, AMERICA 8,233 7:21 PM Nov 26, 2018 789 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck HOW DO YOU ALL OWN THE SAME SIZE OF CUP WHO HAS A MONOPOLY ON THE ONE GOOD CUP SIZE 7,570 7:21 PM - Nov 26, 2018 650 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck PRESUMABLY THIS IS JUST STRAIGHT UP BULLSHIT TOO TO COVER FOR THE FACT THAT NO-ONE KNOWS HOW MANY ANY QUANTITY OF ANYTHING IS 3,774 7:22 PM Nov 26, 2018 166 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck 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 3,989 7:24 PM - Nov 26, 2018 258 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad innesmck Replying to @innesmck AND THEN THEN WE HIT THE BIG NUMBERS 2,252 7:25 PM Nov 26, 2018 53 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck PRESUMABLY. I ASSUME THAT'S THE ORDER WE'RE GOING IN 1,916 7:25 PM Nov 26, 2018 32 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck though judging from american dates IT IS KINDA HARD TO TELL 2,949 7:26 PM Nov 26, 2018 67 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck so what's heavier, a ton of feathers or a ton of gold? 2,366 7:26 PM Nov 26, 2018 266 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad innesmck Replying to @innesmck IT'S THE TON OF GOLD BECAUSE UNDER IMPERIAL MEASUREMENTS THESE ARE COMPLETELY F KING DIFFERENT SCALES 4,709 7:27 PM Nov 26, 2018 319 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck SEE ALSO: WOOL, COINS, MYSTERY ENGLISH ILLEGAL POUND, MISCELLANEOUS 2,503 7:27 PM Nov 26, 2018 71 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck THE ONE JOKE WHICH MAKES IT CLEAR THAT MASS IS A UNIVERSAL METHOD OF COMPARISON REGARDLESS OF MATERIAL HAS NO BEARING ON THE F KED UP BIZARRO WORLD OF YESTERDAY THAT IS THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM 3,703 7:29 PM - Nov 26, 2018 262 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck I AM 30 YEARS OLD 2,828 7:29 PM Nov 26, 2018 107 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck I'VE GONE MY WHOLE F KING LIFE BELIEVING THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM WAS DIFFERENT, SURE, BUTI THOUGHT IT HAD AT LEAST SOME GROUNDING IN REALITY 4,726 7:30 PM Nov 26, 2018 345 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to@innesmck but NO 2,414 7:30 PM Nov 26, 2018 68 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck I AM SO ANGRY RIGHT NOW 3,609 7:31 PM Nov 26, 2018 191 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'VE DONE THIS TO ME 2,013 7:31 PM - Nov 26, 2018 77 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck go on say it but if anyone tells me anything other than one hundred here I am tearing this entire f king place to the groundtwitter.com/muddyfox50/sta... Pete @muddyfox50 Replying to @innesmck Have you ever wondered how many pounds are in a hundredweight? That's an actual name of an actual measure. Go on, guess. 2,875 7:36 PM Nov 26, 2018 197 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - A hundredweight, abbreviated Cwt, is a unit of measurement for weight used in certain commodities trading contracts. In North America, a hundredweight is equal to 100 pounds and is also known as a short hundredweight. In the United Kingdom, a hundredweight is 112 pounds and is also known as a long hundredweight. Hundredweight (Cwt) - Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/hundredweight.asp moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck I HATE ALL OF THIS, AND I H
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck THIS IS WHY IM NOT TAKING ANY OF YOUR SHIT WHEN YOU TRY AND TELL ME FAHRENHEIT ISA MORE LOGICAL SYSTEM 3,666 7:44 PM Nov 26, 2018 235 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck HOW MANY FAHRENHEIT ARE IN A CUP 15.4K 7:44 PM Nov 26, 2018 3,835 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck i cant take this right now im going for a fiking walk 2,245 7:45 PM Nov 26, 2018 134 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck everyone is just saying terrible number conversions at me i hate this 2,280 10:33 PM Nov 26, 2018 91 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - Oxgang 15 Acres Virgate= 30 Acres Carucate 120 Acres 4 Rods moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck no-one has even mentioned oxgangs though so you're all fired 3,842 10:35 PM Nov 26, 2018 400 people are talking about this Furlong
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck trying to get to sleep but all i can hear is your voices chanting "pints a pound the world around" over and over in my brain 1,983 1:48 AM - Nov 27, 2018 69 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck Pints A Pound The World Around V1,583 1:49 AM Nov 27, 2018 90 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck i still don't entirely know what it means but I am 100% f king sure it's not even true 2,060 1:49 AM Nov 27, 2018 89 people are talking about this
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    imperial vs metric - Text - moth dad @innesmck Replying to @innesmck im not sure anything is true any more 2,833 1:52 AM - Nov 27, 2018 647 people are talking about this
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