xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

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Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.

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Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.
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[–] 2 points 7 months ago*

Another problem is that system requires agreeing on what a week is, and there's disagreement over whether Sunday starts or ends the week.

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