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A related gripe of mine is when precision magically appears when conversions occur. 2.2 stone is 14 Kg if you maintain the same precision. I think in part that
by athenot 11y ago
A related gripe of mine is when precision magically appears when conversions occur. 2.2 stone is 14 Kg if you maintain the same precision.
I think in part that contributes to the metric system being perceived as complicated.
- "Keep heater 3 feet (0.91 meter) away from flammable items"
vs.
- "Keep heater 3 feet (1 meter) away from flammable items"
- csn 11y agoI didn't think there was really anyone who actually thinks that the metric system is more complicated than the imperial one.
- illumen 11y agoYes good point. Especially when the difference is not significant. I wonder if this is what caused the error in the article? Where they use 0.6 grams in one place, and 1 gram in another place. That's quite a difference.