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JD Vance is sick of 67: ‘Ban these numbers forever’ (www.the-independent.com)

submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (5 children)

So Americans should now count 65, 66, 68, 69? At least this is in line with measuring things with non-metric units.

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[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Fuck the metric system,

the USA is going to base8.

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[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 point 11 months ago

Base 11 is superior!

UNDECIMAL SUPREMACY!!!

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[–] seriousslayerguy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

No, just 5, 8, 9. Number 6 is also banned😭

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

24 is the highest number

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyS0L0uJ7A

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago

But I can only count to four

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