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Never give up your feet and inches. They're intuitive in a way that metric somehow is not. Can't explain it but it is true.
Oh yes, like one millimile is about five feet long. Very intuitive indeed.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Metric_system
The quote at the very top of the article explains how US system is intuitive compared to metric, even if it was meant as satire.
I am a little surprised that the U.S. hasn’t adopted more “low hanging fruit” though. For instance, street signs could clearly display kilometer distances and km/h speed limits, especially if the “km” was included on the sign (as it was in Canada during a transition phase).
Never give up your feet and inches. They're intuitive in a way that metric somehow is not. Can't explain it but it is true.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I disagree, I think you are just used to it. I grew inside a metric system country and is difficult for me to think in imperial system. So, if the US embrace the metric system, I guess the shock will be on the current generation, future kids will never notice it.
Forgive the nitpicking, but the US measures are slightly different than Imperial [1]. They're both based on ancient English weights and measures. However, a US pint is 16oz, and an imperial pint in 20oz. An important distinction if you drink beer! Also if you're figuring your car's MPG as both US & Imperial gallons are eight pints. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_and_US_customary_meas...
Not going to happen under the current administration. It would seem "un-american" to adopt "evil/unfair european ways"
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Forgive the nitpicking, but the US measures are slightly different than Imperial [1]. They're both based on ancient English weights and measures. However, a US pint is 16oz, and an imperial pint in 20oz. An important distinction if you drink beer! Also if you're figuring your car's MPG as both US & Imperial gallons are eight pints. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_and_US_customary_meas...
Now you see why we want you to adopt the metric system? ;)
Never give up your feet and inches. They're intuitive in a way that metric somehow is not. Can't explain it but it is true.
Measurements can be combined with things that are already irreducible. For example, in baking, a recipe using “one egg” and “2 cups flour” has to keep the “one egg” if it’s going to convert to metric; and given conversion tables that favor nice round numbers over exact amounts, this means the proportions will change ever so slightly. It definitely doesn’t matter in every case but it’s these kinds of issues that would…
Never give up your feet and inches. They're intuitive in a way that metric somehow is not. Can't explain it but it is true.
> They're intuitive in a way that metric somehow is not. Can't explain it but it is true. Oh yes, like one millimile is about five feet long. Very intuitive indeed. http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Metric_system The quote at the very top of the article explains how US system is intuitive compared to metric, even if it was meant as satire.
for example my foot is 25 centiyards.