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Yeah if they just replaced grams with teaspoons as was proposed originally in the 70s, the data would be a lot more accessible.
by dmitryminkovsky 7y ago
Yeah if they just replaced grams with teaspoons as was proposed originally in the 70s, the data would be a lot more accessible.
- jniedrauer 7y agoThis would be incredibly annoying when you actually want to record it. We should be using more metric measurements, not less.
- maxxxxx 7y agoI agree. Metric makes it much easier to compare things.
- dmitryminkovsky 7y agoThis is true, and I’m all for metric, but this isn’t a question of imperial vs metric. It’s about taking this intentionally obscured data and making it accessible and understandable for people. The food industry lobbied to have it presented in this technical way for a reason.
- maxxxxx 7y agoI guess best would be if every can of soda had a picture of the amount of sugar in it. That may illustrate things nicely and understandably. Most people don't really connect numbers and measurements to reality.
- simongr3dal 7y agoThey don't even need to be using more metric measurements, just stop using volume measurement for things that are much better suited for weight measurements.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoScrew the scientists. They're smart enough to do the unit conversions. Values for the general public should be in the units the general public uses for those things.
- cascom 7y agoagreed - if someone asked me to measure out 50 grams of sugar i have no idea how much that would be
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