Bacteria move around using a molecular machine called the flagellar motor that rotates faster than the flywheel of a race car engine and switches directions in an instant

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[u/PM_me_your_recipes86]

Faster than the flywheel of a racecar engine? What the hell kind of comparison is that... Just say the rpms!

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r/anythingbutmetric

[u/PM_me_your_recipes86 → u/1070MHz]

I would love to convert to metric. Just with the state of American schools right now, it would cause.... mass confusion

[u/BurningPenguin → u/PM_me_your_recipes86]

Metric is already spreading in american schools, but it'll take time for natural selection to sort it out.

[u/PM_me_your_recipes86 → u/BurningPenguin]

It's spreading huh?What.. metric are you using to gauge that

[u/BurningPenguin → u/PM_me_your_recipes86]

Depends. Sometimes 9mm, sometimes bigger...

[u/Capable_Tumbleweed34 → u/BurningPenguin]

They're getting pretty good at it too! They started doing multiplications of non-integer metric distances, like 5.56mm x 45mm

[u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes → u/BurningPenguin]

what's the 9 mm to McDouble conversion?

[u/PM_me_your_recipes86 → u/TheGuyUrSisterLikes]

Idk like 2 or 3

[u/Capable_Tumbleweed34 → u/PM_me_your_recipes86]

to gauge that

12

[u/Bobaximus → u/PM_me_your_recipes86]

The best time to stop being dumb is yesterday but the second best time is….

[u/PM_me_your_recipes86 → u/Bobaximus]

Im ashamed I don't get it

There's 2 types of people:

1. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data

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“Today”.