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[–] OneTrueCube 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Eh, not exactly.
The conversions don't have rhyme or reason yes, but the imperial system is based on ease of use for laymen.
Look at temperature - in C, 0 degrees is fairly cold and 100 degrees is extremely hot. But weather temperatures in most places only fluctuate between like 5C and 30c, so you're barely using any of the scale. In F, weather temperatures usually go between 0 and 100ish , making it a lot easier to say how relatively hot or cold it is.
Same for feet and inches. Most things humans deal with on a daily basis are still smaller than a meter long, and it's harder to think about 30 centimeters than it is to use 1 foot, and nobody uses decimeters.
I'll give benefit of the doubt on miles vs kilometers though - the only reason we use them in the States is that our country is so freaking big that a larger unit of measure is more convenient.
[–] oedipusaurus_rex 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I use it a lot for work because its easier to do the math, but I also can convert between the two systems. I don't really mind one way or the other.
[–] Thisismyvoatusername 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
No. I can use metric just fine but think people who cannot use other measurements are feeble minded. As a result, I find the rest of the world's use of metric kind of annoying. It makes it more difficult to tell if people are morons just by their abilitiy/inability to understand units of measurement. Actually, that's not even true. I just think it's funny we refused to go along with it when others foolishly adopted it.
[–] ilikeskittles ago
What pisses me off is all the time the school system spent teaching me the metric system in the 70s and telling me in 10 years we'll be completely converted to the metric system so you'd better learn this. Fucking lying bastards.
[–] tippyc 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
no.