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I like the american system. It's based on 12 which is easily divisible by 2,4,3,(and 6 obviously) making it practical and easy to use for handy jobs. Having fra
by theVirginian 12y ago
I like the american system. It's based on 12 which is easily divisible by 2,4,3,(and 6 obviously) making it practical and easy to use for handy jobs. Having fractions of an inch divisible by factors of 2 is also far more convenient than using a decimal system imho. Why not just use a system that lists both units?
- rdtsc 12y ago> It's based on 12 which is easily divisible by 2,4,3,(and 6 obviously) making it practical and easy to use for handy jobs. Interestingly I never thought about it that way. I grew up and lived in Europe, and even after many years of living here, when I need more precision I always revert to millimeters instead of fractions of an inch.
- D_Alex 12y ago>I like the american system. It's based on 12 ... Are you sure?? I thought it is based on 2 (pints in a quart), 3 (feet in a yard), 4, 12, 16 etc and there is no rhyme or reason for which is which...
- lkbm 12y agoThere definitely is some major messiness with the system, but: 4 fluid drams in a Tablespoon (No 0.5Tbps unit?) 2 Tablespoons in a fluid ounce 4 fluid ounces in a gill (No 0.5 gill unit?) 2 gills in a cup 2 cups in a pint 2 pints in a quart 2 quarts in a half gallon 2 half gallons in a gallon 63 gallons in a hogshead Okay, yeah, there's a lot of messy units outside of this series, and some holes. We have the apothecaries' system, the avoirdupois system, the customary system. A hundredweight is 112 LBs because a Stone is 14 rather than 10. A mile is some number of feet I always have to look up.
- rimantas 12y agoWhat the system it has to do with handy jobs? Nobody prevents anyone from having parts which are 12 or 60 cm wide and as easily divisible.