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> (18-meter diameter, about 19.5 yards) This is an unfortunate mix of precision and approximation.
by BurningFrog 4y ago
> (18-meter diameter, about 19.5 yards)
This is an unfortunate mix of precision and approximation.
- bombcar 4y agoI love the machine-generated ones, where it'll say "1 kilogram, or 2.20462 lbs".
- happyopossum 4y agoWhy? Those are both close enough for the intended purpose. 20 yards would be too imprecise, and 19 yards 24 inches is too wordy...
- curi0sity 4y ago18 meters is the approximation. 19.5 yards implies more precision in the measurement than is appropriate. The original data has two significant figures, but the imperial conversion has three.
- dylan604 4y ago19 yards 18 inches? Did the yard become larger overnight to 48 inches instead of 36?
- na85 4y agoI think we can all agree that imperial units are stupid.
- dylan604 4y agoThe entire point of imperial units is that you can always easily just take half of size. But yes, remembering if there are 36 vs 48 of them in a measure vs increments of 10 is the silliest part to me.
- na85 4y ago>The entire point of imperial units is that you can always easily just take half of size Is that why there are 3 feet in a yard, 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon, and 231 cubic inches in a gallon?
- pitaj 4y agoI could understand if they went to 59 feet. But yards are roughly the same as a meter. Why even bother?
- antod 4y agoThe replies to this make me think I've found "my people". Can we form a group?