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Re:230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metr... by bliteben on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:04AM (#34476961)
Fractions are good for your brain and inherently more accurate.
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Re:230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metr... by wirrbel on Sunday January 22, 2023 @10:57AM (#34478590)
A decimal value is just a form of approximate, decimal fractions.

Also fractions of metric values should be even better for the brain, if stuff does not cancel out as easily. so if you want to make the argument that not using a calculator is inherently better, its even better to not use a calculator using the metric system.

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