Metric Precision Meets Imperial Measures

nnooooooo a metre how fast light can travel in 1/299 752 458th of a second. its sooooo accurate im gonna meeeeeasure!! From the elbow to the wrist shall be called a cubit. The width of a man’s thumb shall be called an inch. The length of a man’s foot is good for measuring, three of which shall be a yard.

A split-panel meme contrasts modern metric measurement with an old-fashioned definition of imperial units beside a futuristic city and a Gothic cathedral. The joke is that the metric metre is presented as scientifically precise, while the cubit, inch, and yard are based on arbitrary body parts. It is used as a reaction to the perceived absurdity or imprecision of traditional measurement systems.

• @eternalclassic / 22309 2022-10-31