Re:Ask HN: Why it is hard for US to move to metric system?
by Zanfa on Thursday January 12, 2023 @11:17AM
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> But I find day2day use of measurements in inch/ft, e.g. in home renovation and architecture, way way easier than metric system.
I’m gonna make an educated guess that you grew up using imperial units. There’s nothing more “natural” to imperial units. An inch is as arbitrary as a centimeter and a foot as arbitrary as a meter. You can eyeball them all equally accurately, but the imperials are gonna kick your ass when you’re converting.
I’m gonna make an educated guess that you grew up using imperial units. There’s nothing more “natural” to imperial units. An inch is as arbitrary as a centimeter and a foot as arbitrary as a meter. You can eyeball them all equally accurately, but the imperials are gonna kick your ass when you’re converting.