Re:Choice on Units of Measurement: Markings and Sales [pdf]
by karakot on Saturday June 04, 2022 @03:09AM
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I grew up in a metric system country, and moved to the US. Miles are not a problem, I'm driving 60mph, I see that I have to drive 120 miles it will take me 2 hours. A pound is roughly a half kilo. A pint is about half a liter. But what drives me mad is Fahrenheits after 15 years in the US I still struggle with it.
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Re:Choice on Units of Measurement: Markings and Sales [pdf]
by seanbarry on Sunday June 05, 2022 @03:41AM
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It sounds like you have a similar process to me - you don’t actually “think” in or understand the imperial units - you have just memorised benchmark amounts and conversion metrics. That’s why you can’t get your head around fahrenheit - the conversion isn’t an easy one to mentally apply every time.