Re:The Argument of Twelves and the Metric System
by masklinn on Sunday September 01, 2019 @05:52AM
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> There are 22 yards to a chain, 10 chains to a furlong and 8 furlongs to the mile […] it's not like the mile is a completely wacky number.
Have you read what you wrote? And you forgot the 4 rods to a chain (and thus 5 ½ yards to a rod).
That's 4 different ratios (none of which is 12) to go from kilometer-scale to meter-scale.
> I see you've never cooked anything. Ever.
I fail to see how finding "there are 3 tsp to a tbsp, 2 tbsp to an fl oz, 8 fl oz to a cup, 2 cups to a pint, 2 pints to a quart and 4 quarts to a gallon" odd translate to "you have never cooked anything" compared to "this is a millilitre, it works fine under the entire range, for graduation simplicity there are 10mL to a cL, 10cL to a dL and 10 dL to a L, a liter is a convenience designation for 1dm³".
Have you read what you wrote? And you forgot the 4 rods to a chain (and thus 5 ½ yards to a rod).
That's 4 different ratios (none of which is 12) to go from kilometer-scale to meter-scale.
> I see you've never cooked anything. Ever.
I fail to see how finding "there are 3 tsp to a tbsp, 2 tbsp to an fl oz, 8 fl oz to a cup, 2 cups to a pint, 2 pints to a quart and 4 quarts to a gallon" odd translate to "you have never cooked anything" compared to "this is a millilitre, it works fine under the entire range, for graduation simplicity there are 10mL to a cL, 10cL to a dL and 10 dL to a L, a liter is a convenience designation for 1dm³".