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I'm glad you made this point, because I am the one that usually does and gets hammered for daring to even hint that imperial might not be totally insane! The t
by gilbetron 8y ago
I'm glad you made this point, because I am the one that usually does and gets hammered for daring to even hint that imperial might not be totally insane! The temperature one I've always found compelling. Most humans only rarely experience temperatures outside of 0-100F. That makes sense to me. Celsius makes little sense, except for 0 being when water freezes. It compacts the scale too much for everyday use.
However, beyond basic human usage, I quickly switch to metric for anything involving actual math: simulation, science, finance, etc.
A "cup" is about what a normal drink is. A liter is an insane amount of liquid for everyday use. I don't sit down and drink a liter of wine, I have a cup of wine.
- njarboe 8y agoA popular unit for a large beer is the "40" which is what a 40 ounce bottle of beer is called. About 1.2 liters, but not a size found in "respectable" households.
- Moru 8y agoThe last couple of years we have had between -36 F to 97 F. Or -38 to +36 C. I like to be able to tell when the roads might get slippery (below +3 C or so), when the car will get problems starting if you forgot to plug in the heater (about -25 C), When it's time for the shorts (+18 C?). Also handy to know that I need 3-6-3 ammounts to make pancakes. 3 eggs, 6 litres of milk and 3 dl flour (that will be meassured with grams because easier, can just pour everything into the bucket and press "tara"). Flour weighs 60 g per dl. Put bowl on scale, start it. Pour flour in the bowl until it reads 180 g. Reset and pour in milk until it says 300 g. Mix until perfect. Add eggs. Reset scale and pour another 300 g and mix again. Start frying!