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[–] OneTrueCube 0 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.

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[–] voat-ist 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Also, feet divide so nicely.

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[–] OneTrueCube 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Yeah, actually. Meters being base 10 means you can only cut them in half or by 10 without getting squirrely.

Feet, being made up of 12, can be divided by 2, 3, 4, or 6 and it still comes out nice and even.