Anything but the metric system

Rate your mental health with the Trash Can Scale

This actually seems quite reasonable, it can give you a pretty good idea of how strong winds are if you’ve not experienced the distance between 40kmph and 60kmph before

Wait until you learn about the Waffle House Meter..

It may be counterintuitive, but a bin is more likely to be down the street, than in the neighbor's yard. Because the wind will blow the bin along the open street more easily than it will force it up a curb or driveway.

I've found my bin halfway down the street several times here in NM. I've never had it end up in the neighbor's yard.

This is just the Beaufort scale with extra trash cans

Is said trash can full or empty though? Those are two completely different scales.

is this in empty or full cans

In my area, they use outdoor trampolines as measurement.

kts please

I prefer the French Toast or Waffle House Indexes for unofficial silly weather measurement.