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Why still using the imperial system? (abananaforscale.com)
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[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I doubt it had much to do with kings, as they didn't do handicrafts or have to measure things like grocers/traders do.

That image is really stupid, too much wrong with it to go thru.