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My main observation in temperature scale and imperial lengths discussions om the Internet is that Americans seem to have a strange aversion against fractional p
by ttepasse 2y ago
My main observation in temperature scale and imperial lengths discussions om the Internet is that Americans seem to have a strange aversion against fractional parts of numbers, as if those were irrational.
(On the other hand a lot of Americans consume fava beans.)
- timschmidt 2y agoAu contraire base 12 measurement is _all about the fractions_. 12 can be divided evenly by 2, 3, 4, and 6. Metric gets 5 and 2. By that measure it's y'all that are afraid of the small numbers. US units are pinned to Metric standards anyway. We're just using the most creative ratios. :)
- bgnn 2y agoMost temperature sensors are accurate to 0.1C. Most weather forecast is 0.5C resolution. So yeah only explanation to Americans behavior is an aversion against fractional numbers as you said.
- briHass 2y agoI found this take from 'Torque Test Channel' (tests battery tools) humorous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUum9NymZY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUum9NymZY
- timschmidt 2y agoBrilliant and hilarious.
- 3eb7988a1663 2y agoAmerican, I think we use fractions all the time: 7/8 inch hardware tools, 3/4 measuring cup in cooking, etc. Especially awkward when you have human distances, because you have to mix feet + inches: 3 feet 4 and 1/4 inches. It was a dream once I got a metric tape measurer and realized that using centimeters eliminates the need to do annoying conversions.
- cowfarts 2y ago[dead]