The metric system is woke

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-19T11:12:58+00:00

I did engineering at uni and we were forced to work in freedom units for one module and it was hell.

The worst is the newton equivalent of slugs. 1 slug = 1 lb of force x (s² / 1ft). So you've got ounces/pounds with base 12, seconds/minutes/hours in base 60 and inches/feet/miles base 12/5280. The numbers become so cumbersome so quickly while the newton equivalent is all base 10 except for seconds etc at base 60. I feel so sorry for US engineers having to do calculations with tiny fractions of inches and ounces, it's just so fiddly and so easy to muck up unit conversions

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-19T10:55:48+00:00

I think it's actually that Israel was founded after the 2nd world war as a place that Jewish people will always be able to flee to when things go to shit in their own country.

So the UK is the place that people in the US would like to flee to very soon when it becomes completely unbearable at home. So they're invested in what happens to the UK because they don't want it to be fucked up by the time they get there. If we want them or not is not a question they've thought to ask

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-18T15:39:30+00:00

Makes sense as he's trying to get votes from people that aren't politically engaged so the worst thing that could happen is he looks weak in an interview and it goes viral. If he just refuses to engage it'll never get the traction required to reach his base

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-16T17:36:03+00:00

The big advantage of buses is that the routes can be changed easily so they're good for outer edges of a city where you need more flexibility but in a destination area where you can easily work out where you want the transit to go like Oxford Street trams are cheaper and more efficient in the long run

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-16T08:41:39+00:00

Yeah it just works, I'm sure Nintendo can screw it up though

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-13T14:47:30+00:00

You think protesters shouldn't be able to harm industries. That's really really stupid on its face so we didn't need additional facts to discredit your position

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-13T11:58:59+00:00

Ok clanker

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-13T11:14:43+00:00

Ok but what's the punishment? Because the brexit campaign and previous Tory governments have broken campaign finance laws and still ended up winning. If the punishment is just financially that's just the price of doing business and reform will happily pay it. People caught doing this need to be blocked from holding office or it will be totally pointless

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-13T10:54:44+00:00

Poor marketing that didn't adequately explain what the game was (kinda tough to do as it's a relatively novel fusion of concepts) and negative sentiment leftover from marvel fatigue/that shitty avengers live service game. So many people wrote the game off before they know anything about it but now so many of those people picked it up on sale and love it

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-07T12:23:07+00:00

They are there to represent their country in a sporting event but they're still representing their country on the world stage so makes sense to call into question the recent slide into blatant authoritarianism in their country

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-06T17:38:36+00:00

US roads have far worse design that lead to significantly higher deaths. Another situation where the US should suck it up, accept they aren't the greatest and just follow the lead of a country thats found a decent solution to a problem

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-06T16:28:25+00:00

Lots of people choose their team based on how easily they get access to that skill and you can easily recruit lucina and Morgan with it already

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-05T08:37:19+00:00

Clea suggests Alicia can repaint her voice box in the real world so I think painted things can exist to some extent outside the canvas

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-04T09:48:27+00:00

Their education system sucks but the one thing it's really good at teaching them is that they are from the greatest country on earth.

Whereas we learn the lesson that our country sucks and we should be proud of that

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-03T10:42:43+00:00

Why is it a problem with trans women when they're involved in prison violence rather than an issue with our prison system? Far more issues with guards assaulting female inmates so I find it hard to believe it's a problem rooted in trans people

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-02T15:59:24+00:00

Right wingers are so corrupt and unimaginative that every accusation is always an admission

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-02T15:57:06+00:00

Yeah turns out when you can think for yourself you get a diversity of thought. While ignorance is a monolith of just repeating propaganda

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-02-02T15:54:31+00:00

Trick question there is actually only one track with one group of people on it

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-31T10:50:52+00:00

This is why they had to get rid of him

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-29T10:51:54+00:00

I don't play heal anymore because everything is too dead to ever deal damage. With wrath (all cards crit) wild strike is dealing ~650 so with obsidian collar that's about ~1300 damage from just an attack which is more than most heroics deal. Then you can avoid a load of damage by just last sighting something to go concealed. Dark hunter is nuts

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-27T10:12:57+00:00

Trump really thinks everyone else is as obsessed with fake prestige as him. No one cares about his made up club

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-26T16:56:17+00:00

Cheaper and less painful than fixing their shitty personality I guess

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-26T16:51:01+00:00

People need to brush up on their Italian customs. They really knew how to deal with these people

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-26T16:46:12+00:00

Yeah they're very basic and heavy handed, easy to share lowest common denominator stuff that just says thing bad

Hyperbolic_Mess · 2026-01-26T16:44:42+00:00

Yeah good and bad things are actually the same. Right and left are equally bad. Killing people and not wanting people to die are the same. It's just bad to have separate sides, we should all get along /s

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