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> Then again, we write our dates in a more sensible manner. yawn Yeah we write our dates in a more sensible manner too. And also we drive on the correct side
by joshmanders 3y ago
> Then again, we write our dates in a more sensible manner.
yawn
Yeah we write our dates in a more sensible manner too. And also we drive on the correct side of the road and imperial units of measurement are superior.
- HNDen21 3y agoI have been in the US for 30 years but metric is way better... all that nanometer stuff in your computer is metric not imperial as well for example a 10cm cube filled with water weighs 1 kilo and is 1 liter, boils at 100 degrees. In the US you deal with cups pints, quarts, gallons... and you can't even convert easily between dry and liquid stuff I do agree that steering wheels should be on the left :-)
- the-dude 3y ago> all that nanometer stuff in your computer is metric not imperial as well Electronics is full of imperial standards.
- ranguna 3y agoDo share more.
- the-dude 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_in-line_package#Lead_count_and_spacing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_in-line_package#Lead_coun...
- ranguna 3y agoDIP and DPI is a bit far from "loads" of imperial measures.
- the-dude 3y agoFlatcable pitch, disk sizes, screen sizes, passive SMD footprints (0805 is in use in EU as well ). Usage of "Mil" in PCB design ( 1/1000th of an inch ). If you look into an average computer or electronics device, lots and lots of stuff is imperial.
- joshmanders 3y agoI was being sarcastic because none is better, it's what we're used to. I can do measurements in both imperial and metric, but because imperial is widely used in MY country, I find it "superior", same with everything else.
- BenjiWiebe 3y agoI'm an American but I'd say metric is superior, even though I'm not used to it. It has more consistency and is easier to actually do science with.