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Re:Dutch men confirmed as world's tallest by douche on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @07:56AM (#12164939)
> (aside: why do people tend to give their heights in imperial units? Does anyone get that?)

I'm from the US, so I do naturally think in the ridiculous old units, but I think it might be because measurements in cm are too big to be easily grasped, whereas measurements in meters are too small. Which is more readily apparent?

A.) 188 cm

B.) 1.88 m

C.) 74"

D.) 6'2"

Additionally, the old imperial units of measurement are more or less explicitly human-scale.

Re:Dutch men confirmed as world's tallest by Freak_NL on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @08:27AM (#12165084)
> A.) 188 cm > B.) 1.88 m

Those are exactly the same for anyone even remotely familiar with standard units.

Whether feet or centimetres are easier to grasp is a matter of what you are used to — its purely cultural.

Re:Dutch men confirmed as world's tallest by douche on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @09:12AM (#12165328)
Of course they are. People can tend to struggle mightily with decimals and fractions, however.