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I don't see the big deal. If I know my car gets 40 miles per gallons and I need to go 120 miles, I can quickly figure out that I'll need 3 gallons of fuel. I
by jlarocco 14y ago
I don't see the big deal.
If I know my car gets 40 miles per gallons and I need to go 120 miles, I can quickly figure out that I'll need 3 gallons of fuel.
I can't imagine either measurement being hard to use for anybody who's made it to high school.
They're two ways of measuring the exact same thing and neither one has an advantage over the other. Although it would be nice if we used kilometers per liters instead.
- sopooneo 14y agoEquivalent unit systems absolutely can have advantages over one another for particular contexts. I don't know which of these systems is most convenient (and most immediately useful) for most people, but I find it reasonable that there would be an objective winner by that measure.
- overcyn 14y agoI wager you don't know many people who have only made it to high school then.