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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Well don't blame the scientists. They measure in meters. It's the journalists trying to make things relatable to readers at a fifth grade level.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    We are talking about Daily Mail readers.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Pretty damn sure there is some animal half as big as one of these long dudes

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If only we had units to measure the volume and weight of items.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Just take a giraffe and roll it into a ball. About that big.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Just say it's the size of a moose

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Americans keep insisting on using anything but the metric system

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well its pretty obvious. its all messurements of a Giraff that are halfed H x W x L

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