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[-] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago

It's because metric sucks at anything on a human scale and most people deal with things on a human scale. Imperial was developed over hundreds of years to be extremely narrow and scope in a specific two things at a human scale.

It's a big reason why imperial makes far more sense. If you actually need to talk about anything on a human scale, everything no matter how nonsensical makes sense the moment, it's explained because it's all extremely intuitive.

While metric is basically a tiny fraction of a technically Superior system that basically makes no f****** sense in 99% of cases for a day-to-day life.

Try metric is the measurement of science, engineering and other fields of study because they actually do with things outside of day-to-day human scope

As the saying goes, use the right tool for the right job and only a dumb f*** uses the wrong tool for the wrong job

[-] Deme@sopuli.xyz 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Could you give an example of a situation where metric makes less sense than imperial? I will then explain to you that it only appears to you like that, because those are the units you've lived your whole life using. Without that baggage, the adaptability and easy conversions make SI-units objectively superior in every situation.

[-] vanitasvanitatum@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

Hell naw…what do you mean human scale, my foot is probably smaller than yours

Don’t get me started with thumbs…

[-] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Found the US-American. Go vote Trump or whatever it is y'all do over there lol.

[-] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

I have no idea what you're talking about... humans are around 1-2m tall, weigh about 40-80kg, have a body temperature of about 37 C, and need to drink a couple litres of water per day. How are these units not the proper order of magnitude for measuring things "on a human scale"?

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