Screenshot of a Bluesky post of a fossilized cuttlefish that looks like a dickhead and part of a shaft. The scientist claims it was carried around by prehistoric humans 250,000 years ago and we don’t know why, but they will talk about why in an episode of the podcast The Fossil Files

    • Kate-ay@lemmy.worldOP
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      15 hours ago

      You’ve got me wondering why American men haven’t switched to metric units yet. 7 is clearly more impressive than 3.

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        13 hours ago

        I use metric for 3D modeling and 3D printing. It’s a much better system than Imperial.

        The USA actually did try to switch once, but as with everything we do, it was a half-assed attempt that didn’t stick.

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        14 hours ago

        They’ll have drugs and penises in metric.
        (And guns, but they have those everywhere, so it doesn’t count.)

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            11 hours ago

            That’s the one that gets me the most, man. People will literally go and say “the sixteen-point-nine-ounce bottle” instead of just saying “500 mil bottle” and it blows my mind. It’s so much less awkward to say. I’ve even heard people ask for the 33-point-eight ounce bottle at the gas station I work at. It’s a fucking liter. Just say the 1 liter bottle!

            I know it’s a completely lost cause at this point, but I genuinely wish we’d switch:(

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              11 hours ago

              I’ve never heard that one.

              1 liter, 2 liter. Always. But anything smaller in imperial. Very odd tbh