Why still using the imperial system?abananaforscale.com Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) Memes@lemmy.ml • 6 months ago message-square40fedilinkarrow-up150
arrow-up150external-linkWhy still using the imperial system?abananaforscale.com Zerush ( @Zerush@lemmy.ml ) Memes@lemmy.ml • 6 months ago message-square40fedilink
minus-square Beemo Dinosaurierfuß ( @toastus@feddit.de ) linkfedilink18•6 months agoI am willing to bet that you are simply more used to the imperial system. I am not convinced that it has any objective advantage over the metric system. My foot is about 50% larger than my SO’s, but I can perfectly invision 30cm whenever I want or need to.
minus-square frightful_hobgoblin ( @frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink1•edit-26 months agoCooking too. Try baking a cake in the two. Pounds-and-ounces is all like “two eights is sixteen”, “three threes is nine”. Nice and handy multiples is what it’s made on. I’m about equally familiar with the two.
I am willing to bet that you are simply more used to the imperial system.
I am not convinced that it has any objective advantage over the metric system.
My foot is about 50% larger than my SO’s, but I can perfectly invision 30cm whenever I want or need to.
Cooking too. Try baking a cake in the two.
Pounds-and-ounces is all like “two eights is sixteen”, “three threes is nine”. Nice and handy multiples is what it’s made on.
I’m about equally familiar with the two.