eugene171@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe Eurobean Mind Cannot Comprehendlemmy.worldimagemessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down125
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minus-squareFishbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down2·3 months agoWhat’s so hard to comprehend? 4 inches to a hand, 3 hands to a foot, and 5280 feet to a mile. It’s a straightforward pattern! (I hope it’s not needed, but this is definitely sarcasm)
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down5·3 months agoEverybody loves those explicit sarcasm indicators. Really makes the whole joke hit harder.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agoStatute mile is based on 1000 paces, and came from Roman soldiers marking that distance on roads. The pace is related to height, and people used to be shorter on average.
What’s so hard to comprehend? 4 inches to a hand, 3 hands to a foot, and 5280 feet to a mile. It’s a straightforward pattern!
(I hope it’s not needed, but this is definitely sarcasm)
Everybody loves those explicit sarcasm indicators. Really makes the whole joke hit harder.
Statute mile is based on 1000 paces, and came from Roman soldiers marking that distance on roads. The pace is related to height, and people used to be shorter on average.