Zerush@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2年前Why still using the imperial system?abananaforscale.comexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down118
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-linkWhy still using the imperial system?abananaforscale.comZerush@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2年前message-square108fedilink
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2年前Base 12 has factors: 1,2,3,4,6. Dividing by 5 is tricky. Base 10 has factors: 1,2,5. Dividing by 3 is tricky.
minus-squareguyrocket@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2年前I think this is it. The 5 factors instead of 3. I also think there was something to do with fractions of an inch too. Like that divisibility was also an advantage of imperial.
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2年前Even these people who are screeching “decimal for everything!” in the thread still use dozenal for time, months, and cartons of eggs.
minus-squareexocrinous@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2年前Meanwhile I’m bucking trends as an advocate of the dozenal metric system.
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2年前I was going to mention the base number issue but couldn’t be bothered, i had just only woken up
Base 12 has factors: 1,2,3,4,6. Dividing by 5 is tricky.
Base 10 has factors: 1,2,5. Dividing by 3 is tricky.
I think this is it. The 5 factors instead of 3.
I also think there was something to do with fractions of an inch too. Like that divisibility was also an advantage of imperial.
Even these people who are screeching “decimal for everything!” in the thread still use dozenal for time, months, and cartons of eggs.
Meanwhile I’m bucking trends as an advocate of the dozenal metric system.
I was going to mention the base number issue but couldn’t be bothered, i had just only woken up