Don't fall for it pede. First we share decimal points, then we fall for the old "metric system" switch, and before we know it we're singing the praises of Chairman Mao.
The length of a mile is a beautiful unit of measure. It is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12. Need a third of a mile? 1760 feet. Metric is horrible for practical use by everyday people.
Fluid volume and weight is easy: i fluid ounce of water weights one ounce. 16 ounces (easily divided into half, quarters, and eights) of water weighs one pound. As the Brits always said, "A pint's a pound the world around."
Acres are also cool: 43,560 square feet is an acre, and a square mile has 640 acres in it, which is easily divided into equal plots as you divide farmland and such. An acre is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12, so creating sub-acre plots is also easy.
This is one of those things I just can't believe is not absolutely standardized worldwide wtf
That and the weird thing about billions and trillions is wack.
The only globalization I want
Don't fall for it pede. First we share decimal points, then we fall for the old "metric system" switch, and before we know it we're singing the praises of Chairman Mao.
Fucking communist numbering systems.
The length of a mile is a beautiful unit of measure. It is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12. Need a third of a mile? 1760 feet. Metric is horrible for practical use by everyday people.
Fluid volume and weight is easy: i fluid ounce of water weights one ounce. 16 ounces (easily divided into half, quarters, and eights) of water weighs one pound. As the Brits always said, "A pint's a pound the world around."
Acres are also cool: 43,560 square feet is an acre, and a square mile has 640 acres in it, which is easily divided into equal plots as you divide farmland and such. An acre is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12, so creating sub-acre plots is also easy.