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cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days ago

Americans definitely love their larger 1/4 lb’ers over the smaller European 1/3 lb patties

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Americans definitely love their larger 1/4 lb’ers over the smaller European 1/3 lb patties

cannedtuna@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 days ago
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    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.

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          Enjoy our new 1/8 pound burger, only $16!

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          That one is an even dumber mischaracterization. If you offer a bigger, but shittier burger than McDonald’s, and people don’t buy it, you can’t just conclude that they didn’t understand your burger was bigger.

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            Your opinion is not a fact.

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              The entire “AmErICANs dOnT kNoW 1/3>1/4!!” thing rests on AW’S declining sales not reversing from an ad campaign.

              If tomorrow, Arby’s starts offering 2 extra slices of meat with their sandwiches, and then you didn’t buy them, would it make sense for me to run around saying “Haha Carl@sh.itjustworks doesn’t know how addition works! He doesn’t know when you add 2 to something you have more of it!”

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                I am not from the United States of Murica. There are 2 different A&W’s. A&W Canada also only sells grass fed, and grass finished beef. Which are higher quality than regular beef.

                It is over 1 hour drive to the nearest Arby’s. I don’t know anything about Arby’s. That is like me saying you are missing out on $3 summer deal at Harvey’s.

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                  Haha Carl@sh.itjustworks doesn’t know how addition works! He isn’t driving 2 hours to buy a gross-ass Arby’s burger because he thinks when you add 2 to something you have the same amount!

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        Definitely don’t quit your day job to become a bot detector.

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