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That’s a blatant lie with an air of European “superiority.” Yea we do, every one of us learned it in our school math and science classes. It’s arbitrary to con
by edgyquant 4y ago
That’s a blatant lie with an air of European “superiority.” Yea we do, every one of us learned it in our school math and science classes.
It’s arbitrary to convert between any two mathematical units in general (it’s one of the main exercises in junior high math.) Any discussion of Americans “just not getting it” or “doing it wrong” is a cope from societies who have done far less in the past century in terms of scientific and technological progress.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoYou realize that a large proportion of Americans are effectively innumerate. Unit conversions are beyond their ken.
- edgyquant 4y agoAgain, every American does this in 6th grade. It’s required to pass high school which a majority of Americans do. This is a cope from less economically and technologically sophisticated societies who can’t compete with us.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y ago> It’s required to pass high school which a majority of Americans do. Many schools lie about the scholastic ability of their graduates.
- edgyquant 4y agoOh well in that case this whole conversation is moot because it’s all probably just made up. Or, you’re taking clearly unfactual pot shots at the current leader of technological innovation because it’s the only cope you have.
- BenjiWiebe 4y agoI learned it in school, as did my class mates. I held onto it as I am technically minded and I appreciate the simplicity of metric. My class mates do not all agree that remembering metric conversions is useful.
- FredPret 4y agoGetting your ass handed to you economically, culturally, etc by the “innumerate” must really hurt. I guess I can see the reason for the sour grapes