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> technical people in the U.S. get along quite fine thinking in the units best suited to the task at hand. Is this to say that Imperial units have some intrins
by ch_123 7y ago
> technical people in the U.S. get along quite fine thinking in the units best suited to the task at hand.
Is this to say that Imperial units have some intrinsic advantage over Metric in some places? Because to me, it seems like it’s just easier to use one set of units.
- edw 7y agoEver try dividing a meter or liter into thirds?
- ch_123 7y agoYes, I seem to recall getting 333 1/3 milliliters, which is usually rounded as 330ml in most contexts. I don’t see how this is any more of an issue than trying to calculate, for example, one-third of a mile (586 2/3 yards) or one-third of a gallon (1 1/3 quarts, 2 2/3 pints or 42 2/3 fl oz.)