Rato

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

In the English Engineering System, the unit of mass is 1 pound mass (lbm), and is equivalent to the amount of matter that weighs 1lb at 1G. I won't argue that EES is a good system, but it does at least have a kludged unit for mass. It has an equally kludged unit for force, too, called pounds force (lbf).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Encore in My Ass

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Sadly no, it stands for "Ruchnoĭ protivotankovyĭ granatomet," or "Hand Held Anti-tank Grenade Launcher" in English.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Cradle to Grave transportation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Oh no, he's called Grinder.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

The US Navy is an exception, and doesn't use metric. Even their nuclear stuff uses the English Engineering System (Mostly imperial units.).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

This year's starting strong for me; I baked a box of brownies 2 hours after New Year's, and ate them all within 48 hours.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He could be in the military. I know a few people married with houses in the US at about that age, and the story fits.

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