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wsweg, to memes in I think we've been had

Millimeters as well for you? It’s probably because having to use fractions is so much less intuitive.

wsweg, to memes in I think we've been had

It’s weird, because small units I think about it cm, not imperial.

wsweg, to memes in I think we've been had

That’s a good idea that I think I will try out. To be honest, I have a pretty hard time visualizing distance, even with imperial, so sadly I don’t think that help will help me in that area.

wsweg, to memes in I think we've been had

Did you grow up using metric?

wsweg, to memes in I think we've been had

I mean, yeah, I’m not arguing that imperial is a better system. Metric is superior, absolutely. I’m just arguing against the statement that there’s no reason to use it.

wsweg, (edited ) to memes in I think we've been had

There is a reason. When you grow up with people around you using imperial units to describe things, you think in terms of it. If you tell me 10 ft., I can picture that in my head, I have an idea of how much that is in real terms. If you tell me 10m, I have no mental idea of how much that is, even if I can convert it. It’s like a language you grow up speaking, versus one you learn later in life.

I do think metric the sole system used in schools, to be honest.

wsweg, to lemmyshitpost in Well now I'm disappointed too!

Hahaha, yes!! In fact, it was this post/your comment that made me realize it’s not

wsweg, to lemmyshitpost in The American mind cannot comprehend this

But America bad and its people stupid

wsweg, to lemmyshitpost in Yeah, yeah, yeah...

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