cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agoAmericans definitely love their larger 1/4 lb’ers over the smaller European 1/3 lb pattieslemmy.worldimagemessage-square155linkfedilinkarrow-up1865
arrow-up1865imageAmericans definitely love their larger 1/4 lb’ers over the smaller European 1/3 lb pattieslemmy.worldcannedtuna@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square155linkfedilink
minus-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoIt’s not even about the units - a fraction is unitless. 1/3 of something is more than 1/4 of the same something.
minus-squareCarl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIt is a reference to an ad from the 80’s. A&W ran an advertisement for 1/3 lb patties for the same price as the McDonald quarter pounders. It failed, because people from the U.S. can’t do simple math.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoEnjoy our new 1/8 pound burger, only $16!
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDefinitely don’t quit your day job to become a bot detector.
It’s not even about the units - a fraction is unitless. 1/3 of something is more than 1/4 of the same something.
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It is a reference to an ad from the 80’s. A&W ran an advertisement for 1/3 lb patties for the same price as the McDonald quarter pounders. It failed, because people from the U.S. can’t do simple math.
Enjoy our new 1/8 pound burger, only $16!
Definitely don’t quit your day job to become a bot detector.