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Imperial Wastes So Much Time (media.piefed.ca)

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[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

Metric is useful but it lacks enough units for everyday use. Like milimeter is useful for measuring somethings, and meter is useful for somethings but not having a foot equivalent makes it less useful. I'd rather say 4 feet than 1.3 meters. Same with grams and kilos; not having an ounce is an oversight. I'd rather order an 8 ounce burger than a 226gram burger. Mililiters and liters are useful but not having a fl ounce makes it clumsier.

[-] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago

Your preferences mean nothing. You prefer what's familiar, just like everyone else.

[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm familiar with Metric AND Imperial and not just because the US uses a blend but because both science and science fiction have been interests of mine since early childhood. Americans just hate syllables. 4 feet is two syllables while 1.3 meters is 5 syllables. Hell, quarts are almost the same thing as liters just with fewer syllables , same as yards and meters.

[-] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Sure.

If you had more of an intuition for metric units, then it wouldn't occur to you to think of "4 feet" as something to optimize for. It means nothing. It's an entirely arbitrary preference. You'd just think "a metre and a half" and you wouldn't have to grope for "syllables" as a rationalization for it.

[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

You're grasping at straws here bud

[-] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Cool. Peace.

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

1.3 meter is actually 4.2651 feet.

That's dumb and a lot more syllables.

[-] Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago

If you actually were familiar with metric, you wouldn't say dumb shit like:

Like milimeter is useful for measuring somethings, and meter is useful for somethings but not having a foot equivalent makes it less useful.

Because you'd actually know about things like centimeter and decimeter.

So no, you are definitely not familiar with metric. Try to learn sometime.

[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Definitely not. Anything below the meter is usually measured in cm; Metalworkers and engineers use mm there, and it's not an issue. Your four feet are our 120cm (not 130!), or maybe 1.2m, and it is not "odd". I'm 175cm or 1.75m high, both are commonly used.

Same with weight: Up to and around a kilogram it's just grams. And you won't find a "226gram" burger here, just to cuddle your ounces. Here, that burger would be 250g, plain and simple.

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

What even is a fluid ounce? And what feet, yours, mine?

[-] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

I may be not accustomed to US lifestyle but why in the fuck anyone would order a burger by the weight of the patty? Can you order 7,5 ounces? 12?

[-] Honytawk@feddit.nl 2 points 3 weeks ago

A foot equivalent? You mean like a decimeter?

An ounce equivalent? You mean like a dekagram?

Metric has everything you claim it doesn't. And much more than your little imperial brain can comprehend.

[-] Aljernon@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know if you're aware of this but Metric only works in powers of ten. I'm suggesting that's a weakness.

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