3232: Countdown Standard - Revision history

BunsenH: /* Explanation */ ISO standard tea, ANSI standard pizza

2026-04-14T03:59:16Z

‎Explanation: ISO standard tea, ANSI standard pizza

149.115.103.136: Added NIST standard reference Peanut Butter.

2026-04-14T03:02:49Z

Added NIST standard reference Peanut Butter.

DKMell: food samples

2026-04-14T02:56:50Z

food samples

DKMell: deprecation

2026-04-14T02:54:51Z

deprecation

DKMell: better wording

2026-04-14T00:46:16Z

better wording

DKMell: minor fixes

2026-04-14T00:44:58Z

minor fixes

DKMell: clarification

2026-04-14T00:44:32Z

clarification

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ thhat, though, was a typo/thinko.

2026-04-14T00:29:51Z

‎Explanation: thhat, though, was a typo/thinko.

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */ pre-posting edit-remnant.

2026-04-14T00:28:59Z

‎Explanation: pre-posting edit-remnant.

81.179.199.253: /* Explanation */

2026-04-14T00:27:34Z

‎Explanation

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 The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional, and cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies. Also, ''deprecated'' is a term applied to something that will be eliminated in the future, so you should fix things so as not to use it anymore; it's commonly used in coding, when procedures, libraries, etc. are planned to be retired.
-{{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it. Also there are no "ISO standard food samples" as mentioned in the title text, but one can imagine they would be unimaginably bland. However, there are NIST Standard Reference Materials for food, such as Peanut Butter. [https://shop.nist.gov/ccrz__ProductDetails?sku=2387&cclcl=en_US (see here)]
+{{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it. Also there are no "ISO standard food samples" as mentioned in the title text, but one can imagine they would be unimaginably bland. However, there are NIST Standard Reference Materials for food, such as Peanut Butter. [https://shop.nist.gov/ccrz__ProductDetails?sku=2387&cclcl=en_US (see here)] On the other hand, {{w|ISO 3103}} describes a standardized method for brewing tea. Hacker lore describes a supposed [http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/A/ANSI-standard-pizza.html "ANSI-standard pizza"].
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 The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional, and cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies. Also, ''deprecated'' is a term applied to something that will be eliminated in the future, so you should fix things so as not to use it anymore; it's commonly used in coding, when procedures, libraries, etc. are planned to be retired.
-{{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it. Also there are no "ISO standard food samples" as mentioned in the title text, but one can imagine they would be unimaginably bland.
+{{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it. Also there are no "ISO standard food samples" as mentioned in the title text, but one can imagine they would be unimaginably bland. However, there are NIST Standard Reference Materials for food, such as Peanut Butter. [https://shop.nist.gov/ccrz__ProductDetails?sku=2387&cclcl=en_US (see here)]
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 The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional, and cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies. Also, ''deprecated'' is a term applied to something that will be eliminated in the future, so you should fix things so as not to use it anymore; it's commonly used in coding, when procedures, libraries, etc. are planned to be retired.
-{{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it.
+{{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it. Also there are no "ISO standard food samples" as mentioned in the title text, but one can imagine they would be unimaginably bland.
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 This comic makes fun of the fact that when people are counting to prepare for a synchronized action as a group, such as lifting something heavy, there are several ways involving rhythmic counting to get everybody to do the action at the same time. However, two of the ways that people often count up can be confusing: the action can be taken ''on'' the beat of 'three', or on the beat ''after'' 'three'. This comic alleges that, if Randall gained control of the {{w|International Organization for Standardization}} (ISO), he would standardize counting to go ''down'' from three and have the 'go'-point be at zero.
-The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional, and cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies.
+The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional, and cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies. Also, ''deprecated'' is a term applied to something that will be eliminated in the future, so you should fix things so as not to use it anymore; it's commonly used in coding, when procedures, libraries, etc. are planned to be retired.
 {{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth interoperability between countries, manufacturers, etc. However, it doesn't standardize everyday actions like countdowns, and the joke is that that would be Randall's first act if he were put in charge of it.
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-This comic makes fun of the fact that when people are counting to prepare for a synchronized action as a group, such as lifting a heavy object, there are several ways involving rhythmic counting to get everybody to do the action at the same time. However, two of the ways that people often count up can be confusing: the action can be taken ''on'' the beat of 'three', or on the beat ''after'' 'three'. This comic alleges that, if Randall gained control of the {{w|International Organization for Standardization}} (ISO), he would standardize counting to go ''down'' from three and have the 'go'-point be at zero.
+This comic makes fun of the fact that when people are counting to prepare for a synchronized action as a group, such as lifting something heavy, there are several ways involving rhythmic counting to get everybody to do the action at the same time. However, two of the ways that people often count up can be confusing: the action can be taken ''on'' the beat of 'three', or on the beat ''after'' 'three'. This comic alleges that, if Randall gained control of the {{w|International Organization for Standardization}} (ISO), he would standardize counting to go ''down'' from three and have the 'go'-point be at zero.
 The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional, and cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies.

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 This comic makes fun of the fact that, when people are counting to prepare for a synchronised action as a group, there are many ways to get everybody to do the action at the same time. However, the different ways that people count could be very confusing. This comic alleges that, if Randall gained control of the ISO, he would standardize counting to go from high to low and have the "go"-point be at zero.
-The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional. As well as cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherant inconsistencies.
+The fact that these are called "countdowns", yet two (the ones also considered most intrinsically troublesome) are counts that go ''up'', is probably intentional. As well as cause for additional complaint by those who are as bothered by the inherent inconsistencies.
 {{w|ISO}} is an international organization that is responsible for standardizing many things, such as technology and safety standards to allow for smooth operation between countries. This is a joke on how it standardizing another thing.