I use the measurement system best suited for the task at hand
So you always use metric, gotcha
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bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
This is among the dumbest internet arguments ever.
G20/G21. The machines don’t care, my digital calipers, micrometers, rulers, and 3D CAD software don’t care which system is being used. So why should I have my undies in a bunch about which is better? I use the measurement system best suited for the task at hand - whether that’s metric, US customary, or light years.
As for not knowing how many inches are in a mile, that’s about the stupidest internet point ever. No one cares about that, well maybe some civil engineer might need to very rarely care in some unusual situation. The scale of measurement is wrong for inches. In fact, most people don’t care much about the actual distance away something is, they mostly care about how long does it take to get there. The odds are pretty good you have no idea how far it is from your front door to the grocery store in miles or kilometers. But you DO know how long it takes to get there. Whether by foot, bike, bus, or car.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Mostly. But not always. Again use what is best for the job. An idea that often fails here.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Again, so metric then, as the imperial system is arbitrary shit that make no sense from hundreds of yours ago that only still is in use in the IS and a few third world countries, and ONLY because conservatives in the US refuse to get with the program.
Literally the entire world switched to the metric system because it works, and the US literally got left behind because conservative values.
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
The metric system is also arbitrary shit and they both also work. And I got news for you, the Democrats controlled the house and senate in those years. They could have easily passed a law requiring everyone to switch to the metric system. But it was decided that allowing the switch over to happen organically was the better way. Maybe they were right, maybe they were wrong.
And make no mistake, while US Customary will eventually fade away, so to will the metric system in time. Just like ALL the other measuring systems in history.
polle@feddit.org 4 months ago
That rocket that crashed because of usage of different units seems to differ.
LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Oh yeah? I bet you also use mebibyte instead of megabytes!
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Weird how you think inches are only used for long distances and not, for example, making sure a beam is the right length while you’re building a house, or making sure a screw is the right size.
But I do agree that inches are not practical for long distances. That’s probably why people in the U.S. use miles.
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Millimeter are not practical for measuring long distances either. And measuring the length of a piece of lumber isn’t a “long distance” either
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 months ago
That is why kilometers are used for long distances in metric. I’m really not sure why you don’t know about how people measure long distances.
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I do and perhaps more than you. I don’t know why you brought your point about inches and scale when I had already pointed out that those who think it’s such a “gotcha” argument are wrong and why.
Again, use the measurement system and units best suited to the task at hand. And never forget, every measurement system is just a bunch of made up units by some random dude and then modified by some other random dudes at random times.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 months ago
People building those machines do
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I’ve designed and built those machines. We don’t care. Pick the proper units for the job and go at it.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You’ve built an interplanetary spacecraft!? Do go on…
bluewing@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Oddly enough I have helped build a couple of items that flew on the space shuttle back in the day. Which is more than you can say. But most of my work involved industrial machines for manufacturing lines and associated custom tooling. I have machines all over the planet.
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 months ago
That’s people making the dumb mistake of using the wrong units. They could have just as easily used the wrong metric units.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Yes… Code doesn’t write itself.