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Why still using the imperial system?
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this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2024
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Human scale? Not yours or mines, measures of the ffoot, thumbs and random desires of a dead British King in the far past. No problem in metrics, at least if I don't build a hut in the wood with an axe, then maybe using parts of the body for measures are usefull. Not the first furniture I made, also working in metal. Also in mathematic and physic the metric system is way better (Even NASA now uses the metric system since 2 probes crashed on Marte due to calculation errors in the imperial system)
Just wait for an American to tell you how it's easier to use fractions with imperial. I've legit seen them say shit like 3/8 of an inch is easier to think about than 9.5mm.
Quick off the top of your head, what's a third of 9.5mm?
~3.2mm. I can't think of any real world application which needs fraction of a millimeter which doesn't include ah calculator and some damn exact measuring tools.