• @[email protected]
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    Because each time we look for some English content, they use some dumb fantasy metrics based on the size fo the feet of a king for some reason, and we need to look up a converter to change it to a metric used in 195 different countries.

    • @stingpie
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      1 yard is about a meter. 3 feet in a yard. Just divide by 3 and that’s good enough for 99% of cases.

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        11 year ago

        I think you meant Americans can multiply metres by three, instead of 195 countries accommodating to just them

    • regalia
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      I measure in freedom units brother!

      Also how did feet/metric get brought up, that’s not even remotely relevant, tf lol.

    • @CADmonkey
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      If you grow up in the US, you learn both systems and you’re able to convert between them. It’s easy.

      2.2 pounds to the kg

      1 inch is 25.4 mm

      A gallon is 3.8 liters

      But it’s fun watching supposedly intelligent people from other countries who reeeeeee when seeing imperial units.

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        ? i don’t know about you, but multiplying 19" times 25.4 isnt something easy at all to do quickly in your head. Also, not to mention the best example: when i have to convert cm to m I move the comma

        when I have to convert from cm to freedom units: -Divide the height in centimeters by 30.48 and write down the whole number as feet

        -Multiply the decimal part of the above division by 12

        -Round the result of the multiplication to the nearest whole number and write it down as inches

        like, really? you have to use two different units added together for one thing? How is that easy?

        • @[email protected]
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          31 year ago

          when i have to convert cm to m I move the comma

          I feel the real war we need to fight over is whether the decimal point or the decimal comma is the one true decimal separator.

        • @CADmonkey
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          11 year ago

          How is it hard? Aren’t people in the rest of the world much better educated than people in the US?

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          11 year ago

          Freedom units… Oh, you mean imperial? As in, Britain? Yeah, we’re just using their old system and haven’t bothered to change unless there’s a practical necessity.

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            The British still gladly mix both systems inconsistently. They measure themselves in stones & buy cars based on liter per mile fuel efficiency.

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              Which is exactly why we had to kick them out of the EU. This is obviously a joke. They went because their politicians are incompetent liars.