The US uses stupid measurements and makes up any excuse to keep using them
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spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 12 hours agoYou 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”
FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
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.
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.
Molvorin@feddit.dk 2 hours ago
Construction workers can usually measure stuff out by hand
Why dont they use feet? 😉
jobbies@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
This is how not to construct things.
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 4 hours ago
Measure twice, cut once. Then start over cause you measured with your hands like a buffoon.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 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.