Americans using 'unusual' measurements, KCMO edition

[jwphillips (Jonathan Phillips)]

Gaylord / Supersack Tare for Weight Parts

Just a side note, I find this interesting, as we are also in plastics. We use the same terminology, with vastly different meaning. (also pellets) For us: gaylord → big cardboard box, about 4’ x 4’ x 4’, 1100lbs - 1500lbs supersack → big nylon bag with a dispenser on the bottom, probably 1500lbs to 3000lbs I guess it might be related to how people will measure with what they know. I think @josecgomez posted this one once before: [a-sinkhole-roughly-the-size-of-six-to-seven-washing-v0-4pk5…

I just stumbled on this post … and as a Kansas City person, the screenshot resonated with me:

@klincecum

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I don’t live veeery close to this spot, but I drove over this section of road on Friday.

Incidentally, my car is roughly the size of seven or eight washing machines (I guess), this intersection is 15 minutes from my house, and (metric is superior to imperial measurements in every way, but any system is better than one that is unfamiliar to those using it)

[Mark_Wonsil]

And there’s this gem:

Washington's Dream - SNL

[dcamlin (David Camlin)]

I often use my own UOM with my kids in terms they understand.

Son: “Dad, how long is it going to take to get there?”

Me: “About two Paw-Patrols.”

I don’t have videos in the car, but he understands about how long those episodes are… so, he then has a feel for how long we’ll be in the car.

[kve (Kevin Veldman)]

Oh yeah we measure short times in “Blueys”.

But to be fair that’s an Aussie UOM.

[dcamlin (David Camlin)]

I was just going to say that’s an Australian unit of time, haha.

[JMPCONJ (John Magee)]

So 1 Bluey is roughly equivalent to 1 Bugs…and 2 Blueys equals 1 Stooges?

[Banderson (Brandon Anderson)]

Even when I know where I’m going now, I’ll put the destination in the GPS on mute, just to get a “minutes left” on the screen so my daughter can see it, because I hate that game.

[dcamlin (David Camlin)]

I do that too… but mainly so I can mentally think, “oh HELL no. I can beat that!”

[Randy (Randy Stulce)]

@dcamlin

I often use my own UOM with my kids in terms they understand.

Son: “Dad, how long is it going to take to get there?”

Me: “About two Paw-Patrols.”

Spoiled kids. The answer when I was growing up was always, “When we get there”

[Banderson (Brandon Anderson)]

My daughter will keep badgering me until I give her an answer. Most of the time, an “estimate” isn’t good enough, but I don’t know, so I make a guess “12 minutes”… Then the little s*** has the gall to tell me I’m wrong if it only takes 8 minutes. Hence the computational help. lol

[dcamlin (David Camlin)]

That’s when I would drive around the block for 4 minutes to prove I was right. #dadskills

[Banderson (Brandon Anderson)]

The evil genius level right there! I like it!

[JMPCONJ (John Magee)]

@Randy

The answer when I was growing up was always, “When we get there”

EDIT: usually followed up with “if you don’t like it, find your own way there!”

[kve (Kevin Veldman)]

I’m probably too much of a smartass, I’ll usually answer that we’re there right now, when we’re clearly still on the highway.

[Randy (Randy Stulce)]

@JMPCONJ

usually followed up with “if you don’t like it, find your own way there!”

Devil child, I never got that one. My older sister however…

[Mark_Wonsil]

The kids were messing around and said they weren’t. My wife said, “I can see you with eyes in the back of my head.” They said, “Oh, yeah? How many fingers am I holding up?” I look in the mirror and signal to my wife how many and she immediately replies. The kids are horrified and stop FA. #ParentSkills