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> You assert it will be incrementally better without offsetting for the externalities of the switch, which would take decades The use of SI units is likely mea
by naasking 4y ago
> You assert it will be incrementally better without offsetting for the externalities of the switch, which would take decades
The use of SI units is likely measured in centuries. You'll be fine, and you might save a few rockets, rollercoasters and planes here and there:
https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/weekly/6Page53.pdf https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/weekly/6Page53.pdf
- garbagecoder 4y agoThat one incident is because they didn't use metric in a domain where it would benefit from it. You won't save that rocket by changing how my clothes are labelled.
- naasking 4y agoConsistency across all domains is a benefit in itself.
- garbagecoder 4y agoYes, but as with everyone else, you are not factoring in the empirical value of the costs and just asserting it would be better.
- naasking 4y agoAnd as already noted, since the switch can happen over 1-2 decades but the permanence of units is measured in centuries. The benefits of clarity and consistency over that timeline necessarily outweigh the downsides.