45 sats \ 1 reply \ @td OP 17 Apr \ parent \ on: Why do Americans put so much store in their measurement system? ideasfromtheedge
This is really what I'm really trying to angle at; "they". Why is it so triggering, tribal, and woven into identity (or at least it appears that way to me)?
Also, could you pass me a 2mm allen key, please? Sorry, I mean a 5/64 one.
Maybe it's because I'm not brought up on it but arguably metric measurements more human-centric when you get down small.
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99 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17 Apr
I’m not using “they” in a tribalistic way. I’m just referring to the people who designed the metric system.
As the scale gets really large and really small, I think metric is a lot easier to use.
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