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<p>Ered-Mithrin: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 3164<br /> | date = November 5, 2025<br /> | title = Metric Tip<br /> | image = metric_tip_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 187x322px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = The package weighs 7 kg 9 oz.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|This page was created by a 6 LB, 243 g ROBOT. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> This comic parodies the common advice for people converting between one system of measurement and another, which is to 'do it in steps'. In this case, instead of doing it normally (i.e converting the entire measurement to metric and then saying the conversion), Cueball's response is to give the first part of the measurement in the Imperial system, and then give the second part in metric. This is worse than saying it all in one single system, as it is much more awkward and much more confusing for the receiver.<br /> <br /> The title text gives another example of Cueball's conversion system, in which he gives the weight of a package as being seven kilograms and nine ounces, again converting between metric and imperial partway through the message.<br /> <br /> This is also the first comic to give a height for Cueball, at 5'9&quot; (176 cm).<br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Don't remove this notice too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :White Hat: How tall are you?<br /> :Cueball: 5ft 24cm<br /> <br /> :[caption below panel] <br /> :When switching to metric, make the process easier by doing it in steps.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}&lt;noinclude&gt;</div>

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