French invented metric system...
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This meme wasn't created to ridicule Americans, it was created to enrage the French, and to a lesser extent the Germans.
French created the metric system.
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This is offensively incorrect.
Deer are closer to 1.75 bicycles tall.
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The British have a stupid mix of Imperial and metric. We usually measure distance in meters/centimeters but feet and inches are still used fairly regularly especially if you're measuring the height of a person. Large distances are usually measured in miles unless you're going for a run in which case you probably use km. Then you go for a drive and measure your speed in miles per hour, and your fuel efficiency in miles per gallon. Except you now need to fill up so you go to the petrol station where the prices are listed in pence per litre. Most other liquids are also measured in litres unless you're buying milk or beer.
Then if you're weighing things you probably use metric, unless you're weighing a person or you're an old person cooking. Temperature is also measured in celcius unless you're old.
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It was an international group that met in France that created the metric system.
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Hamburgers is probably not the worst measurement for a cow, it removes all conversion.
The ironic thing is that the imperial system comes from Britain. It's just that US decided to keep it.
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American recipes are the worst. Two fingers of milk, a cup of sugar, one box of pre-packed cake mix, a glass of corn syrup...
They're allergic to actual measurements.
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That second phrase can be useful information...
How many double-sized hamburgers is it? 600?
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This is useful information that tells you how many hamberders a deer corpse can make
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The English measure weights in stone.
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37 degree commie = 98.6 degrees freedom.
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One problem metric solved was that each country had their own value for inch, mile, pound etcetera. This is partially fixed by everyone but the US going to metric. But I highly encourage everyone to ask "Okay, but is that a Swedish mile, nautical mile, Roman mile, or Chinese mile?" whenever miles comes up with Americans. Similar for inches, feet, and so on.
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Shout-out to horses. They're measured in hands (4 inches) but ONLY up to their shoulder. The neck, head, and ears don't count towards their height.
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Yeah but the 800 hamburgers are including bones, how many legit venison burgers could you make out of a average deer?
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People like you are the reason that they invented the guillotine on the very same occasion.
I'm just an American but I feel this is probably offensive to French people.
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