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In the spirit of rapprochement with Europe and reorientation away from the United States, it's time to complete the Metrication process in Canada that was stopped prematurely by the Mulroney government.

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[–] TiredCoffee 8 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Howabout meters? 180cm = 1.8m

[–] AlolanVulpix 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Centimetres are more commonly used to measure height (e.g., on official government issued IDs)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

And honestly the accuracy doesn't hurt here. 170cm vs. 180 is a pretty big difference in how tall someone seems.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, obsessing over centimetres is unhealthy.

[–] observantTrapezium 6 points 2 weeks ago

I know what you're getting at 😆

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

1.8 * 10^2^ cm