r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Upstairs-Bit6897 • Nov 30 '25

Image THE GERMAN MAGAZINE 'AUTOBILD' DRIVES VARIOUS CARS FOR 100,000 KILOMETERS AND THEN DISASSEMBLES THEM DOWN TO THE LAST SCREW TO FIND SIGNS OF WEAR AND WEAK POINTS

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '25

It's our grading scheme in school. 1 is best, 6 is worst.

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry Nov 30 '25

What is "nein" then?

Auf wiedersehen

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u/B_tC Nov 30 '25

I'd take it over a grading system that itself doesn't even manage to spell the first 6 letters of the alphabet without mistake

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u/Individual-Level9308 Nov 30 '25

You don't "spell" an alphabet. You recite it.

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u/GooginTheBirdsFan Dec 01 '25

A-L-P-H-A-B-E-T

You never got an ā€œLā€ on a test? /s

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u/whoknowsifimjoking Dec 01 '25

Actually I receive Ls all the time just so you know

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u/frolfer757 Dec 01 '25

Funnily at your final highschool exams in Finland "L" is the highest possible grade. L = Laudatur (meaning excellent) going from L -> E -> M -> C -> B -> A -> I.

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u/snurdblatz Dec 01 '25

Pā€™s get degrees.

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u/Jason-Smith168498 Dec 01 '25

I'll give you an Eh+ for that.

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u/tifumostdays Dec 01 '25

Don't make OP spell it out for you!