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Communicating the number of steps to, say, position your tractor in the field is a long way from having international partners and dual labelling. It is still n
by randomdata 14y ago
Communicating the number of steps to, say, position your tractor in the field is a long way from having international partners and dual labelling. It is still not clear to me why one would introduce the metric system into the specific case when the simplest form, the length of your foot, will do perfectly.
- dalke 14y agoMy foot is not one foot long, so your customary measure and mine don't match. One of us will need to convert, and we'll need a conversion table for each person. Unless all of the people you deal with have nearly the same foot size, it's easier to deal with a single reference measure. But hey, if you and your mates want to say that the tractor is 30 feet, 20 cubits, 10 yards, 5 fathoms, or 1.8 rods away, then more power to you.