In the spirit of rapprochement with Europe and reorientation away from the United States, it’s time to complete the Metrication process in Canada that was stopped prematurely by the Mulroney government.

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8 points

Howabout meters? 180cm = 1.8m

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1.8 * 102 cm

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5 points

Centimetres are more commonly used to measure height (e.g., on official government issued IDs)

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And honestly the accuracy doesn’t hurt here. 170cm vs. 180 is a pretty big difference in how tall someone seems.

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3 points

Yes, obsessing over centimetres is unhealthy.

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6 points

I know what you’re getting at 😆

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