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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* The protagonist of the children cartoon Jimbo is a talking Jumbo-jet that was manufactured in centimetres instead of inches by mistake. |
* The protagonist of the children cartoon Jimbo is a talking Jumbo-jet that was manufactured in centimetres instead of inches by mistake. |
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* In the episode of ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' where they try to get into the world record book, their attempt at the largest pizza pocket fails when Sid misinterprets "tsp" as "ten square pounds". |
* In the episode of ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' where they try to get into the world record book, their attempt at the largest pizza pocket fails when Sid misinterprets "tsp" as "ten square pounds". |
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* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': Homer is in the basement trying to invent something. He works out a few equations on the chalkboard, hammers, saws, welds, and finally blows up the basement. Walking over to a chart, he changes a "greater than" sign to a "less than" sign, and goes back to work. |
* ''[[The Simpsons]]'': Homer is in the basement trying to invent something. He works out a few equations on the chalkboard, hammers, saws, welds, and finally blows up the basement. Walking over to a chart, he changes a "greater than" sign to a "less than" sign, and goes back to work. |
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** In another episode, Mr. Burns drops a weight on Homer, but it's 1000 grams. That's about 2.2 pounds, which did not have the desired affect. Burns curses the metric system. |
** In another episode, Mr. Burns drops a weight on Homer, but it's 1000 grams. That's about 2.2 pounds, which did not have the desired affect. Burns curses the metric system. |