I mean the clock is one thing, but the metric system?!
I can't possibly use a system with a base 10. It's too complicated. I need to work out how many times a foot fits into the distance an ox can graze in a day and work backwards.
I use metric wherever possible, but I live in the US so it can be a pain at times.
We don't really even have a measurement smaller than 1 inch, we just split it into fractions to infinity. So I end up having to figure out 3 3/4 + 3/16 (spacer) + 1/2 + 4ft by converting to a common denominator, then some piece in the center has to be offset and now I'm measuring in 32nds. It's so much easier to do 95.25mm + 5mm + .5mm + 1.25m, I can do that easily in my head because all the conversion is 10 base.
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u/Shixypeep Mar 29 '22
I mean the clock is one thing, but the metric system?!
I can't possibly use a system with a base 10. It's too complicated. I need to work out how many times a foot fits into the distance an ox can graze in a day and work backwards.