Base 10 is not a good base

Re:Base 10 is not a good base by Jensson on Sunday April 14, 2024 @11:21PM (#40036772)

But they wouldn't ask for a third of a meter if they were using metric, just like you wouldn't ask for a firth of a yard if you were using imperial.

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Re:Base 10 is not a good base by friend_and_foe on Monday April 15, 2024 @01:47AM (#40037407)

Yes they would, if they wanted something divided by 3.

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Re:Base 10 is not a good base by mulmen on Monday April 15, 2024 @12:42PM (#40042849)

The US customary system conventionally uses reciprocal powers of two. 1/3 is unlikely to be a specified distance. I rarely hear anyone speak in yards. If someone wanted “a third of a yard” they’d just say one foot. A third of a foot is just four inches. Or slightly less for clearance would be three and 7/8 inches, etc.

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