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[–] gum_dragon@lemm.ee 33 points 3 months ago (3 children)

That's not true. We also use it in medicine. To measure, in mm, our progress to universal healthcare.

[–] SanicHegehog@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Medicine, you say? Well explain THIS. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the "French" scale of measurement, used to denote the diameter of catheters. WHERE:

1 Fr = 1/3 mm

Sickening.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The values are all negatives aren’t they?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Also drugs. You just try buying meth in imperial.