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dclxvi616 t1_je2a4u8 wrote

Better choice than 5'0", and we all know that simply 5' is going to leave people saying, 'Five foot what? Did the numbers get scratched off?'

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CRO553R t1_je2edhj wrote

Not so strange...I'm 1'61"

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Sanity_LARP t1_je2jxol wrote

Replying to dclxvi616 (#2,429,550)

At that point why even put a number if they can't look 1 up or down and tell it's 5ft? It's not more intuitive to just diverge from the standard that everyone learns. I would kick these out from under people if I saw them.

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152centimetres t1_je2kg3q wrote

gonna start telling people im 4'12 bc it sounds better than "5 nothing"

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Salarian_American t1_je2xyl3 wrote

I once heard a guy I know respond to be asked how tall he was with "5 foot 12." This was also the guy who, when asked how long he thought a task would take, said: "I don't know, twenty minutes, maybe fifteen at most."

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DH8814 t1_je38a4k wrote

Replying to Salarian_American (#2,434,099)

I used to tell people I was 5’12” lol. I was a good bit taller than 5’11” but felt like a liar to say I was 6’ when I didn’t quite hit the mark. Got that extra quarter inch and now I’m a guilt free 6’ 😝

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ObsoleteReference t1_je39mhp wrote

Honestly I’m just happy they went on To 5’1” after that, rather that 4-12,5-0,5-1.

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Razur_1 t1_je3ez2c wrote

Nah hes 6-3, bro has negative inches on em.

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IdealIdeas t1_je3itcg wrote

Maybe im 5' 12"
Because whenever I go to the doctors and get prescribed drugs they question my height if I say im 6' and they question my height when I say im 5'11". Every time I have to explain im like right on the line between the 2 heights.

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DjuriWarface t1_je3nsjp wrote

Replying to 152centimetres (#2,431,402)

>gonna start telling people im 4'12 bc it sounds better than "5 nothing"

I think that works the opposite of how you think it does.

There are probably a lot of people who would think 4'13" is shorter than 5'.

Unless you're trying to sound petite, then you do you.

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Y34rZer0 t1_je3qk7z wrote

There must be some curious reason, cos there’s no 5’0”. I wonder what it is

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OniDelta t1_je3sd7c wrote

Definitely wasn't a programmer.

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bostiq t1_je3ufb6 wrote

Well I'm 3'40'' so what?

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bostiq t1_je3ukcd wrote

I'm also surprised they are not measuring you in hummingbirds... it's more accurate than hamsters

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AndrewPurnell t1_je3vata wrote

Spent a few months working with my brother doing residential construction. When I would call out a length for him to cut I would ask for 5 foot 23 inches

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Beersink t1_je3wkij wrote

Well there are twelve inches in a foot so you must have to list them all.

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[deleted] t1_je3wz9q wrote

Gonna start telling people I'm 4'24"

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Kiflaam t1_je44run wrote

maybe the print came from an automated machine of some sort that doesn't have a null option for the inches?

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misterfuss t1_je47ar6 wrote

I knew a really tall girl who said she 5’ 12” when asked due to the stigma of being 6’ tall.

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Koendeijck t1_je4cj91 wrote

Is this some sick American joke I'm too European for to understand?

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toaster98 t1_je4dhn7 wrote

Can someone explain this to me who uses normal units ?

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yolorips t1_je4ilnc wrote

as a european i don´t see nothing strange here

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Shortsleevedpant t1_je4l2qf wrote

You could probably extended them all the way to 4’14” if you needed.

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SlartieB t1_je4lbgd wrote

Replying to Y34rZer0 (#2,439,409)

Risk of misinterpreting that as 50 inches if someone's not able to see the decimal clearly. 5 feet = 60 inches. 4ft 2 = 50 inches. Risk of someone setting it up far too high or low

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tila1993 t1_je4mjlz wrote

That’s like when I heard how to read a clock in second grade I put 2:60 instead of 3 and got yelled at.

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J3FRS0N t1_je4rsqv wrote

You borrowed. Borrowed = take, loaned = give.

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Mokkiki t1_je4yiqs wrote

That’s for folks born on a leap day/year!

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great9 t1_je51fku wrote

that's what you get for using imperial units

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Hreny1 t1_je55qb3 wrote

Whats that in normal units?

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fermat9997 t1_je57zgx wrote

Less interesting than 4'11.99repeating"

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Nandy-bear t1_je5cfkp wrote

This should be in the dictionary for mildlyinteresting. Nailed it, no notes.

Although I am wondering on the why.

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ThingCalledLight t1_je5h93n wrote

Replying to Salarian_American (#2,434,099)

I was looking to help a guy with some voice acting. I asked him to describe the character.

“He’s pretty lazy, but energetic.”

When I asked what kinda timeframe he had, he said,

“Take your time, but I’m pretty impatient.”

I did not take on the job.

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Birthday_dad420 t1_je5jx1g wrote

Just remember that 1/3 pounder failed because people though 1/4 is bigger

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derliebesmuskel t1_je5lt24 wrote

I don’t see the problem. There are, after all, 12 inches to the foot.

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Hashashin455 t1_je5ox3l wrote

At least they didn't label the one after it 5 ft

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Falcon3492 t1_je5s7w8 wrote

Well at least they didn't put it down as 960/16ths.

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smartyy86 t1_je6g91m wrote

in a country where a 7/64" nut exists, which exists between the 3/32" and 1/8" nut, but is bigger than the 3/32", yet smaller than the 1/8" nut, you should not dare to complain about such a thing.

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noopcm t1_je6gv96 wrote

It’s technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

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Elfonso8az t1_je78tm6 wrote

As a European I can say that this made me understand the imperial system even less

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