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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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No, they couldn't.
Metric is used in every country, and sae is not exclusive to a small number.
You might end up with some pressures applied, but it wouldn't be some kind of hammer to swing.
This is you not grasping what it might be like to have the entire world refusing to engage the US in imperial units, in any capacity, right down to shunning products that display both units. Wtf is a mile per gallon? Can't import that. Oh, you can toggle between that and metric? Can't import that, as imperial units are not permitted. No dual units display allowed.
That's just automotive, without much thought.
There would be many other consumer and commercial grade product lines, where the world could make American companies squirm to export products cost effectively, if all of their shit requires freedom units in the manufacturing or labeling, to retain their domestic market.
If we could get the whole world to team up and do anything we'd be in a better place