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Because any competent engineer should be able to work with both interchangeably.
by hueving 7y ago
Because any competent engineer should be able to work with both interchangeably.
- dannyw 7y agoIf you ask any competent engineer in Australia to work with imperial units, they will go whaaat.
- jhoh 7y agoIf you ask any competent engineer outside the US to work with imperial units, they will go whaaat.
- lugg 7y agoAnd almost all of the world uses SI units, so why would you expect anything else in the international edition? I.e, all you've given us is a reason to only ever use SI. Which isn't really what your intention was, was it? (I'm aware non SI is useful in some contexts.)
- BrandoElFollito 7y agoWhich contexts? I used to be a physicist so voodoo around constants so that we end up mass having energy units was common but I cannot think off my head of problems better where imperial units are easier. There are certainly, I am genuinely curious which.
- e12e 7y agoWell, it's easy to remember that the speed of light is roughly 1.8 terafurlongs per fortnight...
- BrandoElFollito 7y agoI thought it was a joke but it is not. And "roughly" here is actually "very close to". Now I know what imperial units are useful for, thanks.