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> Why is everything in meters per second, then we jump to using feet all of the sudden? Metric is easier to do calculations in, while imperial is used for the
by Deestan 14y ago
> Why is everything in meters per second, then we jump to using feet all of the sudden?
Metric is easier to do calculations in, while imperial is used for the "layman terms". The intended audience is mainly american, and feet are more familiar to them than meters.
- lucian1900 14y agoBut that's precisely the sort of practice that causes conversion errors. Non-metric units should only ever be used in addition to the metric ones, in parentheses, if at all.
- Avshalom 14y agoIf you're trying to stop a train with a BB gun conversion errors are not going to be your primary worry.