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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 128 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Had they adopted the metric system

Or at least had an education system capable of teaching basic maths

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[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 79 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Americans if they adopted the metric system: ".25kg > .5kg"

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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

".25kg > .5kg"

Which one of those is a third?

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 10 points 2 weeks ago

Deoends on whether you're asking for a third of 0.75kg or a third of 1.5 kg

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[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sounds to me like they missed the opportunity to sell a 1/5 burger for more instead.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

TIL fractions don't exist in the metric system.

[–] kungen@feddit.nu 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We wouldn't normally say "I'd like a 18/100 kilogram burger"...

[–] EstonianGuy@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yup for us its 250g vs 333g burgers. Or 0.25 vs 0.33kg

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[–] Nariom@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

well they do, but since it's metric it's always 1/10 1/100 ... and they have their own name so no math needed

[–] somethingsomethingidk@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

Fractions still work the same way. The thing is Americans would think the 1/100 is bigger than 1/2, because 100>2. Doesn't matter what unit you start with

Edit: I see what you're saying with the names. But do you think the average american knows that a quarter pounder is less than a third pounder?

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[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 40 points 2 weeks ago (17 children)

Pretty sure fractions are pure math & not metric or imperial.

Americans do be dumb AF, though.

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[–] zymagoras777@lemm.ee 36 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Let's just pretend that metric doesn't have fractions.

[–] TheWonderfool@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not that they don't exist, but in my experience I have never seen them used, if something is, say, 1/2 liter you see it written as 50cl...

For burgers, I have seen

  • 150gr
  • 250gr
  • 2 x 150gr
  • 500gr
  • 1kg

But maybe it's only my experience and in other parts of Europe it's different

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

1/2 liter is usually marked as 0,5 liter.

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[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Would you rather eat the 113-grammer burger? Or the 151-grammer burger?

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

No, Americans could have had bigger burgers if they weren't stupid.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

metric system

Is this one of those intentionally-obviously-wrong comments designed to encourage people to comment on the meme?

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Worked didn't it?

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

It's not like Americans need bigger food.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Why does this meme have a veggie burger?

Is it a vegan meme?

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Should have sold it as a 2/6ths burger.
The maths teachers wouldn't have been happy, but apparently the buyers would have.

"Woah, 2/6 is waayyyy bigger than 1/4, not like that teensy 1/3 burger they used to have"

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[–] 5in1k@lemm.ee 19 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No one went to A&W for burgers back then, footlong chili dog and root beer.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This, exactly.

Anyone repeating this 1/4 vs 1/3 bullshit never had one of their 1/3lb burgers. They were fucking terrible. Sysco prison-grade burger patties, drowned in store-brand ketchup with a thin slice of "American"-flavored yellow #5.

Absolute worst burger I've ever had.

Growing up, A&W was for chili dogs and a big glass mug of rootbeer. Never order anything else; its always a fat sack of disappointment.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That must have been a US thing. A&W in Canada has had excellent Teen burgers for decades.

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[–] mothersprotege@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

But that can't be right! I have it on good authority that A&W stands for Amburgers and Woot beer!

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

[VINCENT]

And you know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?

[JULES]

They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

[VINCENT]

No, they don't have fractions, they wouldn't know what the fuck a Quarter is.

[JULES]

Then what do they call it?

[VINCENT]

They call it Royale with Cheese.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

No, they don't have fractions, they wouldn't know what the fuck a Quarter is.

"No they have the metric system, they don't know what the fuck a quarter pounder is"

Fractions aren't imperial, fractions are fractions, everyone has them. It's the 'pound' that's imperial and normal people don't use.

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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do Americans need bigger burgers?

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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Americans are every bit as capable of assuming a 1/8 kg burger is bigger than a 1/6 kg burger.

[–] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm gonna move the goal posts here and say smaller burgers are inherently better. I don't want to chew on a giant pile of ground beef.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

You must love the smashburger trend

[–] Critical_Thinker@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely. Throw on some cheddar or muenster and drizzle some hot bbq, we're in business.

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I will make a 1/100 pound burger, instant money machine

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

I've just had a radical idea to solve obesity in America

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

It was more because there weren’t many A&Ws around. Closest to me was over an hour away.

This is so dumb

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[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 5 points 2 weeks ago

1/3 equals 1/4 because in both cases you have 1.

[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

I see this repeated all the time and I'm sure there's some truth to it, but A&W burgers are also disgusting and more expensive than their competitors. So there's that.

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