Metric System Breaks America

When you tell an american that the mm in 9mm means millimeter which is metric *AR-15 national anthem stops*

A bearded man with long hair, sunglasses, and an American-flag headband holds a microphone outdoors. The joke imagines an American gun enthusiast becoming shocked when told that “mm” in 9mm stands for millimeter, because the metric system conflicts with exaggerated American exceptionalism. It is used as a reaction to jokes about Americans rejecting metric measurements. EN: A bearded man with long hair, sunglasses, and an American-flag headband holds a microphone outdoors. The joke imagines an American gun enthusiast becoming shocked when told that “mm” in 9mm stands for millimeter, because the metric system conflicts with exaggerated American exceptionalism. It is used as a reaction to jokes about Americans rejecting metric measurements.

• @dustinthehead / 153 2019-08-23