Americans choosing the system with tougher math requirements is suprising.
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phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Doesn’t the reason why the avg US citizen wants imperial units boil down to “sounds cooler”?
Kilometer vs Miles, the former sounds easier and cooler to work with
Centimeter vs inch, same.
How will they now call a two by four?
It’s kind of the same for the pro gun arguments, it all boils down to “but guns are cool toys!”
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 months ago
We see it as sticking to what we’re used to… As conservative as we are overall, is it really that surprising?
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
It’s all conservatives clinging to really outdated and stupid shit
SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Between the kilometer vs miles, isn’t the “former” here the kilometer? So you’re saying the metric system sounds cooler? But then you went on to say two by four which is an imperial thing… am I confused?
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
Yeah my bad. I meant latter there, and fixed it… Thanks!
exanime@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Yeap, they got former and latter crossed
threeganzi@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
They’ll be happy to know the metric system also has miles.
10 km = 1 mile (metric mile)
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 4 months ago
I have never heard of metric miles, did you make that up?
ZealousSealion@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
Also known as the Scandinavian mile. It is very commonly used in Sweden and Norway to describe long distances.
Before the introduction of the metric system, there were many local miles. Some a bit shorter than 10km, some a bit longer.
threeganzi@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Ah, perhaps not as standard as I thought!
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 4 months ago
Good to know
Vailliant@lemmy.world 4 months ago
A “five by ten” I would say, doesnt sound to bad.
I think its mostly ingrained into the population at this point.
Capsaicin1337@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You forgot that a 2 by four isn’t actually two by four inches .
It is actually 1.5 inches by 3.5 inches. The 2 by 4 references the rough cut lumber before planning.
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Planing. Planning wood is very different.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
That, and conservatives just can’t let go of old crappy ideas
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 4 months ago
How will they now call a two by four?
Stud wood.
Bgugi@lemmy.world 4 months ago
With a wink. Yes, every time.
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Then how to differentiate from 2x6? 2x8?
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
5x15 and 5x20 respectively.
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 4 months ago
A 2x4 is actually 1.5" x 3.5"
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 4 months ago
When you build a wood house, how far apart are the studs? I once tried to hang a shelf made by/for the European market, it had predrilled holes that were far enough apart that I could almost hit two studs, but not quite.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
I read that as “I once tried to hang myself…” and was shocked for a second
ZealousSealion@discuss.tchncs.de 4 months ago
6dm
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 months ago
That says a lot about how crappy the imperial system is, really.
trolololol@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Inflation?