It seems like a weird point to bring up. How often do y’all convert your measurements? It’s not even a daily thing. If I’m measuring something, I either do it in inches, or feet, rarely yards. I’ve never once had to convert feet into miles, and I can’t imagine I’m unique in this. When I have needed to, it’s usually converting down (I.e. 1/3 of a foot), which imperial does handle better in more cases.

Like. I don’t care if we switch, I do mostly use metric personally, it just seems like a weird point to be the most common pro-metric argument when it’s also the one I’m least convinced by due to how metric is based off of base 10 numbering, which has so many problems with it.

Edit: After reading/responding a lot in the comments, it does seem like there’s a fundamental difference in how distance is viewed in metric/imperial countries. I can’t quite put my finger on how, but it seems the difference is bigger than 1 mile = 1.6km

  • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    22 hours ago

    the only intrinsic benefit that metric has

    The other benefit is that physical formulas usually work out easily

    For example
    1 Pa = 1 N / m2
    or
    1 bar= 1 N / cm2

    while “pounds per square inch” is nothing but insane. I couldn’t stop laughing for three days when I heard that for the first time.