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He's an American, writing for an American audience, and thus he's using the units Americans use. There's absolutely nothing more scientific about one set of un
by wtbob 11y ago
He's an American, writing for an American audience, and thus he's using the units Americans use. There's absolutely nothing more scientific about one set of units or another (although different sets of units may be more convenient in different situations).
- over 11y agoInch / foot / yard / mile is a really small range compared to what metric can handle (anything), so in practice most science is done with metric units.
- andrewflnr 11y agoWide ranges of values are handled exactly the same way in imperial units as in metric: multipliers. You write "0.00023 inches" or "5.48e4 miles", etc. It's just not as pretty.
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- duaneb 11y agoYea, but even in American high schools the metric system is taught for physics.
- brador 11y agoIt prevents mistakes when we all use the same units and the SI are agreed by an international committee of scientists and engineers. It's one less thing to go wrong.
- niccaluim 11y agoThis isn't flight control software. It's a blog post. There aren't any "mistakes" to prevent. The website is not going to crash into Mars. Good writers write for their audience. His audience is accustomed to thinking in miles.