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Reply to @joshthenesnerd now go ask Canada

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Why it worked

The video likely resonated due to its relatable and humorous exploration of a common point of confusion for Canadians, using specific, memorable examples and a well-known historical anecdote to illustrate the absurdity of the mixed-measurement system.

Summary

The video humorously explores Canada's inconsistent use of metric and imperial measurements, highlighting examples like temperature in Celsius but ovens in Fahrenheit, and distance in kilometers but people in feet. It recounts the "Gimli Glider" incident where a plane ran out of fuel due to a metric/imperial mix-up, ultimately concluding that Canada uses both systems.

Structure

1Introduction to Canada's metric mix
2Examples of metric/imperial confusion (temperature, distance, weight)
3The "Gimli Glider" incident as a consequence of the mix
4Explanation of the historical conversion attempts
5Conclusion on Canada's dual-system approach

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Reply to @joshthenesnerd now go ask Canada Canada's metric mix CANADA. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU SHOULD MEETING. SORRY. WE DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT. OKAY, SO IS IT METRIC OR IMPERIAL? METRIC AND IMPERIAL. I SEE. OKAY, LET'S START WITH TEMPERATURE. CELSIUS. GOOD. SOMETIMES. WELL, OVENS ARE FAHRENHEIT. DISTANCE? DISTANCE IS KILOMETRES. PEOPLE ARE FEET. I'M 10 KILOMETRES AWAY. I'M SIX FEET TALL. PEOPLE ARE POUNDS. DELI MEAT IS GRAMS. AND BUTTER? SOLD IN 454 G BLOCKS. THAT'S A POUND. YES. OKAY, SO MAYBE THE RULE IS METRIC OUTDOORS, IMPERIAL INDOORS. HOT TUBS ARE FAHRENHEIT. THEY'RE OUTDOORS. THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH? WE JUST KNOW. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? WELL, WE CONVERTED TO METRIC IN THE 70S. I MEAN, YOU CLEARLY DIDN'T, THOUGH. WE STARTED AND THEN WE STOPPED IN 1985. THEY SAID THEY WERE CONVERTING, TOO. WE CONSIDERED IT. IT SEEMED RUDE TO FINISH WITHOUT THEM. HAS THE MIX EVER CAUSED PROBLEMS? ONE OF OUR PLANES RAN OUT OF FUEL IN THE AIR? YEAH, OUR FIRST FULLY METRIC AIRCRAFT IN 1983. THE GROUND CREW FUELED IT IN POUNDS INSTEAD OF KILOGRAMS. SO IT TOOK OFF WITH... LESS THAN HALF THE FUEL IT NEEDED. IT GLIDED TO AN ABANDONED AIRBASE FROM 41,000 FEET. AVIATION IS FEET. WAS ANYONE HURT? NOPE. EVERYONE WAS FINE. WE CALL IT THE GIMLI GLIDER. FOR THE TOWN WHERE IT LANDED. SO AFTER ALL THIS, ARE YOU EVER GONNA PICK A SYSTEM? WHICH ONE? BOTH. THAT'S NOT PICKING.