Americans will literally use anything except the metric system.
DarthJango on
When the moon hits your eye like giant squid pizza eyes…
Maleficent-Drop1476 on
Excellent use of bodacious.
supremegamer76 on
Touyarokii jumpscare
InsuranceKey8278 on
i miss Pokémon diamond and pearl era it was peak pokemon fr
Quissdad on
But how many bald eagles is it?
CollinRedstoner on
r/anythingbutmetric
lucathecontemplator on
So we found the kraken?
InadecvateButSober on
I think it’s because people are so stupid, they have no ide what measures mean.
NoExplorer3560 on
All the better to see you in the dark, my dear!
Daimoth on
It’s just descriptive writing. 42cm would be more objective, but also far drier.
A pizza is something you’ve had your *face* near. The writer wants you to not just know that this thing’s eyes are far larger than yours, but to feel it viscerally as well.
The other comparison, a school bus, was chosen for similar reasons. You’ve not only been close to bus, you’ve probably been *inside one*. Suddenly you’re thinking about how small you are. Small and edible.
Great_Side_6493 on
Thought this post was about subnautica 2 for a second
Wrennaes on
Finally, science explained in bus and pizza units I can understand
EnvironmentalBar3347 on
What are the toppings on the pizza?
Real_Establishment56 on
But is it one large pizza or two medium pizzas per side?
NarwhalOk4469 on
The squid is bigger than the width of 1219 pencils combined, and given by the size I would say the eyes are around the width of 22-30 pencils or higher combined.
AbeFromansNutz on
Bodacious BEAST. right, sorry..
Boba_Doozer on
Wait, bigger than a school bus for handicapped kids or bigger than a school bus for non-handicapped kids?
VLMNT on
Why does the squid have headlights?
Boy_Gamer1000 on
Even though I’m not a fan of these, but to play the devil’s advocate here, it gives an immediate visualisation of the size in a simple manner. A lot of us cannot easily grasp how much 42 meters is without equipment, but a school bus or large pizza is something we have come across so many times that it’s easy to visualise
Spoiled_Eggy_3992 on
That shit is scary!

SuperMIK2020 on
r/anythingbutmetric
thrownawaz092 on
“This bodacious beast is bigger than a bus”
Downright poetic
Avalanche_Snows on
Well, I can visualize it better than shit like “0.30 meters”
shalelord on
Are we talking about Euro large pizza or USA large pizza?
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Americans will literally use anything except the metric system.
When the moon hits your eye like giant squid pizza eyes…
Excellent use of bodacious.
Touyarokii jumpscare
i miss Pokémon diamond and pearl era it was peak pokemon fr
But how many bald eagles is it?
r/anythingbutmetric
So we found the kraken?
I think it’s because people are so stupid, they have no ide what measures mean.
All the better to see you in the dark, my dear!
It’s just descriptive writing. 42cm would be more objective, but also far drier.
A pizza is something you’ve had your *face* near. The writer wants you to not just know that this thing’s eyes are far larger than yours, but to feel it viscerally as well.
The other comparison, a school bus, was chosen for similar reasons. You’ve not only been close to bus, you’ve probably been *inside one*. Suddenly you’re thinking about how small you are. Small and edible.
Thought this post was about subnautica 2 for a second
Finally, science explained in bus and pizza units I can understand
What are the toppings on the pizza?
But is it one large pizza or two medium pizzas per side?
The squid is bigger than the width of 1219 pencils combined, and given by the size I would say the eyes are around the width of 22-30 pencils or higher combined.
Bodacious BEAST. right, sorry..
Wait, bigger than a school bus for handicapped kids or bigger than a school bus for non-handicapped kids?
Why does the squid have headlights?
Even though I’m not a fan of these, but to play the devil’s advocate here, it gives an immediate visualisation of the size in a simple manner. A lot of us cannot easily grasp how much 42 meters is without equipment, but a school bus or large pizza is something we have come across so many times that it’s easy to visualise
That shit is scary!

r/anythingbutmetric
“This bodacious beast is bigger than a bus”
Downright poetic
Well, I can visualize it better than shit like “0.30 meters”
Are we talking about Euro large pizza or USA large pizza?
Ms. Frizzle’s class is in for a wild time!
Can we get a banana for scale?
That’s a lot of bananas
Where banana for scale?