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In this analogy, it would be more like if "barrel" was a standardized unit of volume that everyone understood and used, but then in the oil industry specificall
by BHSPitMonkey 2y ago
In this analogy, it would be more like if "barrel" was a standardized unit of volume that everyone understood and used, but then in the oil industry specifically they used a slightly different volume and still just referred to it as a "barrel" because it's what they're used to.
And, whenever pressed for clarification, the oil people admitted "yes, technically our unit should be noted as 'oil barrels' which are different from the normal kind, but we like to just say 'barrels' because it's easier".
- Izkata 2y agoReal-world example: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold? Reflexive answer: gold (well obviously gold is heavier than feathers) Logical answer: neither (1 pound = 1 pound) Actual trick answer: feathers (precious metals used troy weights instead of the one just about everything else used, and 1 pound in the troy system weighs less than 1 pound in the other one) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_weight
- wizzwizz4 2y agoThat is indeed why I made the analogy. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40956618 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40956618