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Stones as weight measurement
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03/08/2016 17:13:12
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>>>>Or the fact that a UK pint is 20 ounces but a US pint is 16 ounces :)
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>>>If only there were some standardized system of measurement that could be used worldwide so everyone would use the same units and values. ;)
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>>What can be more standard than a stone? A stone is a stone everywhere. You pick one off the ground and you know, with complete conviction, that you hold exactly one stone in your hand.
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>But what if you're stoned?

Who is going to throw the first stone?
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare

"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges
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