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Sigh. #funny #memes.
Apr 19, 2018 6:07 PM
jamesm0ran
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Sigh. #funny #memes.
pbako
Wouldn’t be a problem if we used the metric system!
DollarBlues
I don’t believe this
joesellsdrugs
Perfect 5/7 Post.
Pedrosarano
Or they like McDonalds better!
InoffensivePablum
They should have called it a Royale with Cheese.
ErgonomicZero
Should have called it a 2/6’s Burger
guitarzan31
3/4 of the population will get this, the other 50% will have no clue...
OdinMcGuirk
I don’t know a single soul who would think this.
TheyKeepBanningMe55
Or a Quarter Pounder with Cheese is a lot catchier and McDonalds has a much bigger marketing budget. PoundMeToo
6675636b796f75
I'm skeptical...
OuroborosX
I heard they had a "Bigger Mac" as well, and people didn't know "Bigger" was bigger than "Big." So they just ate their own feces.
GunArm
lol
Mongo93111
dc808
4 out of 3 people don't understand fractions
merxman
Homer Simpson: Aw, you can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forfty percent of all people know that.
Tyroge
That's way too low of an estimate!
MoreAshyThanLarry
Some people get their deli meat sliced thin because they think they are getting more.
merxman
Yea, some people are dumb. On the other hand, it does stretch the product in theory - more slices per pound, using the same number of /1
merxman
Slices for a sandwich, thinner will last longer than thicker assuming same weight in that case.
TheLurkIsReal
3/2 people have issues with fractions
bflobob2004
Yep, that about right in America.
Somanyquestions
Fuck, imma start a chain with 1/5 pound burgers and make billions!
ArkoneAxon
Last time I saw this people pointed out this is anecdotal and there were other reasons. Just like this time, apparently.
KompaJessi
Worked at Applebee's wen they switched to angus beef, ppl stopped ordering bc they thought the burgers were made from ass meat
OneArmGeek
Well aren't they???
merxman
I mean it depends how you define ass. Anus vs. buttocks vs. rectum...I mean the rear of the cow does make up a good 20-30% of the meat.
Fireguy97
Hahaha. Are you serious? I would have wet myself laughing at a customer, if I was a server and heard that.
kmikl
They didn't really switch. Most beef sold in North America is Angus.
Fireguy97
Yeah, but marketing now says that you can charge more for it if you give the same stuff another special name.
kmikl
Which is why marketing is the science of scamming people.
Fireguy97
And large corporations do it so well.
bomboy23
This is why it's a double quarter pounder instead of a half pounder
ijerkofftothingsyoureport
That’s why in france it’s a royal with chees
AnythingMuchShorter
Oddly the "whole pounder" wasn't popular at all, except in certain communities.
bomboy23
#metoo?
DruncleCal2000
Does A&W exist in the US?
MjolnirCat
Yep. They're commonly paired with Long John Silver's restaurants in a shared building where I'm from.
Fireguy97
McDonald's has always relied on American stupidity.
rickeyspanish
that and their shit taste good...all you mcdonalds haters be eating the same shit. so stfu
kmikl
McDonalds is the food you know is going to be universally bad, but it's the same level of bad everywhere.
rickeyspanish
it is bad for you...you feel bad after eating it...but it sure as fuck does not taste bad.
kmikl
I respectfully disagree, but because taste is subjective, I'll just DV your comment in return and wish you a fine day.
uptaco
And hangovers.
BaloneyBob
Denny’s. Wait, that’s at 3am. I’m still drunk.
FierceAndAdorable
That’s White Castle
uptaco
White Castle is the fallback's fallback. 1-McD, 2-Most Coney Islands, at 3 you begin to discuss White Castle.
Grandmastersexsay2
Is it possible McDonald's had a better burger?
BisonSlayer
They had a better burger, A&W had really bad food.
kmikl
The 1/3lb was better in surveys.
DisgruntledFerret
Have you eaten at McDonald's?
Grandmastersexsay2
Did you ever eat at McDonalds in the 80s? That's when this happened.
kmikl
McDonalds was shit in the 70's and ever since. Food of last resort.
Elroydb
Or at the right price. I COULD pay $8 for a decent burger or $2 for a double cheeseburger
DevilDisowned
That is not possible. I could spread ketchup on cardboard and experience more flavor.
Grandmastersexsay2
It didn't used to be that way.
DevilDisowned
I know :(
Grandmastersexsay2
Do you remember when they deep fried their fries in tallow instead of vegetable oil?
Treblaine
5/7 pounder, perfect burger.
notdavis
almost as good as the dark night
dennisprager
shoulda made it a royale with cheese.
kmikl
Had that happened, it'd sell.
DtheB8
This is almost certainly a lie. The source is the former A&W CEO blaming Americans for his failures as a businessman.
Gumdropsniffer
Quick! Someone create a 1/5 pounder! You will make bank.
Treblaine
It's only a matter of time before someone makes a 3/5 pounder burger... for MLK day.
kmikl
This is a dark joke.
ObliqueRay
"Paying way too much for your burger? There has to be a better way! Now get your 1/5 pounder for the same price as the 1/4 pounder!"
crawler8ed
Also A&W is shit.
ovmi
Not in East Canada, at least. Burgers look almost exactly like the frigging ads. The meat is never dry. Even serve the drinks in glass mugs.
crawler8ed
ontario here. don't care for it much more than any other fast foor and it's more expensive. eh everyone has preferences
minkuschild
Better than mcdonalds pressed cardboard "warmed in a drawer"
uptaco
You shut your slanderous mouth about my hangover haven. Shit gets me through the work week...God, what have I become...
kmikl
A bad burger lover. Sort your shit out.
uptaco
I'm trying. But...it's...it's just so hard....
kmikl
We're with you man. All of us.
Fireguy97
Years ago the Brits had a scratch lottery that involved temperature. It worked on the principal of beating the high temperature that was >>>
hardytardigrade
Brits have a principal of beating? We have had nothing like that in US schools for decades now.
tiramigiu
explains why standards have slipped so far.
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hardytardigrade
http://www.dictionary.com/e/principal-vs-principle/
kmikl
The UK innumeracy rate is about 1/10th what it is in the US
DonkeyFartSuperPunch
I live in Britain amd i dont remember this so i tried to look it up but couldn't find anything. Can you give me a source please.
japh
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cool-cash-card-confusion-1009701 1/2
japh
https://www.lottery.co.uk/news/cool-cash-scrathcard 2/2
tiramigiu
Having bought camelot scratchcards, there are far more convoluted ones out there. I always just get it scanned, i don't even scratch it.
Fireguy97
<<< posted on the card. It had to be discontinued because too many people couldn't understand that -4 or -5 was a lower temperature >>>
Fireguy97
<<< (number) than 1 or 2 degrees. There are stupid people all over this rock.
crankyoldgeezer
I dunno, in America we are truly #1 in making ignorant ethnocentrist people.
TechnicallyInsane
Not really, it's just that our ignorant ethnocentrist people are really, really loud.
crankyoldgeezer
Ahhh good point we do flaunt dumb like no other and dumb is universal. Thx!
ichosehorses
This very flat rock
crankyoldgeezer
You are the king who shall lead us!
NotQuiteNormal
Hah
FlyNaked
My wife teaches Adult Education classes. Can confirm most people don't get fractions.
asealdsapnupuas
you just have to explain it the right way. if 4 people share a cake, or if 3 people share a cake, when do you get a bigger piece?
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
fuck fractions in particular, but screw math all togethe
Anhor
I recently told my little sister that the line is just another sign for deviding numbers. 1/3 = 1:3. She never thought of it that way.
BigJewishHulk
I can't remember the last time I used them. Must have been primary school.
Sheari
Was training a girl at my horse barn job once. All the grain rations are in fractions. She didn't know how to do fractions :I
dugess
Lmao Americans are a bunch of retards.
LargeVarge
About a third get it
ThePratticus
1 of only 3 countries left in the world still using the Imperial system and you guys don't get fractions...............????????????
NightPainPoe
I always have issues with percentages :c
AlienPumaSpaceTrain
Yeah, but most people know what 1/3rd a cup is. Even stoners know the difference between 1/3rd of an ounce and a quarter. I call bs.
BigDaddysMeatWagon
I feel like just using oz. Instead of factions would have helped. Not excusing people for being dumb, but you gotta play to your market.
Squandiddly
I remember being in school and some kids couldn’t get fractions. They weren’t stupid but they just couldn’t get fractions it’s weird
Kodaxmax
Because its difficult to compare it to their own experiences. Thats why most textbooks use, pizza and pie for examples.
ChristianJames003
Good thing i learned in the UK. Now i know what fraction of my genteration will be renting when we are in our 60s.
Pokegeologist
I had the misfortune of teaching college seniors fractions and adding decimals. They had to take my class to graduate. ><
Pokegeologist
I was a graduate assistant teaching the lab component to Earth science, which would complete their single required science elective.
Antrazit
Most Americans *
Vendura
^ are stupid , the rest are full of shit though .
Zoltar666
My fraction were stoners
AlienPumaSpaceTrain
Stoners who never bough a quarter in their life? Come on, they're not that stupid
milmeOpFlyer
Fractions of an ounce are easy
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
I never got this. Its literally just diving a number by the denominator. If I have £10 and divide it between 3 people I'll have more money1/
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
than if it was shared between 4. I feel this failure to grasp even the most basic of mathematical principles is why some people will 2/
InRetrospectIShouldveLearnedToSwimBeforeBecomingaSailor
always be poor. 3/3
Fotzenleckers
Most people don't get anything.
jamesm0ran
That makes me sad
Sereh
Honestly I had a major problem with math as a kid. Until one day it was explained to me in a way that just clicked. I have a CS degree now.
IAlwaysUpvoteBirdies
Nice try buddy you can't fool me. Degrees in Counter Strike don't exist.
Grunwald
Just remember that 95% of the population are retarded, until they prove you wrong.
picknflick
Yea! But the other 20% are geniuses.
Grunwald
*is
ScaryScarab
Our*
ocegur
He just wanted to prove of which fraction he is.
maddeninglemon
Arguably 'are' is fine too, since they're not talking about the population collectively, but instead being retarded individually. 1/2
maddeninglemon
Collective nouns like population can use plural verbs, especially in British English 2/2
comacomacomacomachameleon
I always explain it with pizza. Then suddenly everyone gets it.
AlienPumaSpaceTrain
Yeah, cause ur a troll.
kisune
I tutor college kids who can't do math well and money is always my go to for explaining how fractions work. It's fun to see them get it :-)
deamonsatwar
Legos are also great when trying to teach your kids
LargeVarge
That's why I get my pizza cut into 8 slices instead of 12. I couldn't possibly eat 12 slices that's just gluteness.....
mynewestusername
Real life examples are the best. I helped someone tell which way was left or right on screws so I asked how they turn when they drive.
HighFunctioningAlcoholic
Left pointer finger and thumb spell L. Though I learned from Goldeneye on N64.
mynewestusername
It clicked for them and they didn't have any more problems with it.
ruferto
its easier to think when your stomach isn't empty
Shamorza
They had a problem understanding left & right when driving or when screwing?... fuck, that didn't come out right.
vindik8or
When you turn a screw, which way is it travelling at the top of the screw vs the bottom?
mynewestusername
With screws. He never had a problem driving. He just didn't relate the two in his head.
cheesesandbitchs
4 out of 3 adults have problems with fractions!
KingMidas123
I thought maybe 5/7
l524k
I doubt everyone has problems with fractions
IDontAgreeWithAnything
I don't get it...
WittyNameThatIsTaken
Well, I think fractions are stupid. Wouldn't you agree?
IDontAgreeWithAnything
No. You know the rules.
MoooCow
Because Americans are fat, we are each 4/3 of a normal person.
Imnotapotatoe
Ouch... But good example
IDontAgreeWithAnything
It was a joke, lad.
MoooCow
Mine was a joke too. Mooo :)
MoooCow
Except black Americans.
GastricMuncher
That makes absolutely no sense, why would early America have wanted to breed overweight laborers?
Quarantane
Right, they're 3/5 of a normal person. So 3/5 of 4/3 is 9/20 of a normal person.
danbrazier
That's irrational.
MoooCow
NotTheSharpestSpoonInTheDrawer
Um, fractions are by definition rational
tinycutepolypan
See if people had smoked weed in high school this wouldn't be a problem.
Benjakenja72
I'm compensating
NorthernBud
I’m awesome at base 28 math
kmikl
Base 16 is where it's at man.
NorthernBud
Nerd
NorthernBud
I mean Nerd
kmikl
Base 16 is a standard in Computing (2/8/16/32). Nerds use base 13.
AlbertRVA
When is the last time anyone bought a third of weed? Fuck outta here.
FsImgur
I just got 3,000 mg for tomorrow 4-20
Traja01
If pay more for an eighth than a quarter because you think 1/8 is bigger than 1/4, you're gonna be sad.
Cadifohuli
No one does that but does help you figure out fractions and metric conversion
AlienPumaSpaceTrain
Yeah, but if some dumbass came to me with a third for the price of a quarter you bet your tits most people would see the deal.
RetConMan
You're damn well gonna figure out 1/4 is more than 1/8 pretty quickly though.
enigmasck
I know people who partake (including myself). All of us are engineers or software developers. Definitely helped with metric system.
m00nWatcher
Serious inquiry. Do you guys still smoke? Im also studying engineering & smoke as well, so I’m genuinely curious. Thank you!
enigmasck
Within moderation. I enjoy sports so I try not to damage my lungs too much. Use a vape and lower the temp - it helps with that. Otherwise1/2
enigmasck
I use it to help me sleep. Word of advice: get as much sleep as you can. It helps with learning. I pulled all that “I can survive on 5hr”
enigmasck
Crap. It’s not a trophy. Get some sleep and you will perform much better mentally. I’m a much better coder for it.
ZombieJonSnow
Weed doesnt help make you an engineer but weed sure does help you cope with being one.
enigmasck
But to your point it does help me sleep and I find myself much more productive the next day due to a good nights sleep.
ZombieJonSnow
Gotta turn that big ol brain off somehow
enigmasck
I guess I have to explain the joke. The joke is typically that all the pot heads are good at chem in HS bc of the metric system. See 1/2
enigmasck
drugs are sold in metric units.
ZombieJonSnow
Not all pot heads deal.
ZombieJonSnow
I always sold in "small bag" and "party sized" and "mcdonalds" buyers were happy to avoid the communism units