Re:Ask HN: Why it is hard for US to move to metric system?
by RajT88 on Thursday January 12, 2023 @11:26AM
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You didn't actually do the test.
It would still take you longer in your head to come up with 6ft 2inches (which is the wrong answer, btw, the right answer is 6.167 ft.), than it would to come up with 1.234 meters.
> Once you find yourself working with those, you are either a scientist or you have adapted to the machine rather than have the machine adapt to you.
This is a super weird comment for a programming-centric forum.
It would still take you longer in your head to come up with 6ft 2inches (which is the wrong answer, btw, the right answer is 6.167 ft.), than it would to come up with 1.234 meters.
> Once you find yourself working with those, you are either a scientist or you have adapted to the machine rather than have the machine adapt to you.
This is a super weird comment for a programming-centric forum.