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Tell them that the only patriotic measurement unit is a gun, specifically the American M16.

Since there are multiple versions, we use the latest and greatest: the M16A4. It is 39.97 inches long.

That‘s what American distances and lengths are measured in! I‘m 1.9 M16s tall!

After a while we swap M16 for meters, since the M16 is not only 39.97in, but also -quelle surprise!- exactly one meter long.

The M16 is capable of about 900 rounds per minute, which is about 15 rounds per second, so we can call the Si "banana" the "M16" in America and have it be the same measure of requests per second.

1 meter is 39.37”, as is one M16A3. The other A’s are different.

That’s a good switcharoo right there… Just as remark, it’s 39.37in :)

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