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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by Dylan16807 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:50PM (#37315194)
A laptop that's a pound and a half is also very different.

But oh, if you're willing to say "and a half" you might as well be willing to say .7 kilo.

There's no real overall advantage, you just picked a couple very specific numbers. You can always pick very specific numbers to make any system look better/worse.

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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by hot_gril on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @02:29AM (#37318401)
I don't think I can perceive a half-pound difference, but half increments are still nicer than needing the whole range of decimals. If I have to say 0.7 anything in everyday life, then it's not a good unit.
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