Comment on Why DDG is the superior serch engine

G_M0N3Y_2503@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• spicehoarder@lemmy.zip ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You usually don’t convert the units in the day to day. Either something is a few inches, a few feet, or a mile away. Construction workers can usually measure stuff out by hand (literally) if they’re doing stuff like framing.

  A cup of water is quite literally a standard cup size. Any modern recipe will just be like “2 ¼ cups of milk”

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  • jobbies@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Construction workers can usually measure stuff out by hand

    This is how not to construct things.

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    • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Measure twice, cut once. Then start over cause you measured with your hands like a buffoon.

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    • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Professionals tend to do it wrong and then just cover it up afterwards because it’s faster/saves money.

      Source: did carpentry/home renos when I was younger.

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  • FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The US uses stupid measurements and makes up any excuse to keep using them

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    • SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Why do non-US people get weirdly emotionally invested in it? I mean, if we’re criticizing, it’s worse that US recipes use cups and tablespoons (measures of volume) for ingredients (like flour) that should be measured by weight.

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    • spicehoarder@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m not advocating for the continued use of imperial units. I do all of my work in metric units. I’m just explaining why the average person in the US doesn’t really care about one system over another.

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  • Molvorin@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Construction workers can usually measure stuff out by hand

    Why dont they use feet? 😉

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