That's what my retarded uncle has always said. Some people just can't comprehend logic. They rather break things down into convoluted units
Lumber/Plywood
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True, the building industry is still by large measure using the imperial system. I think the reason is because there is a lot of building supplies from the US. And probably the average scientist, university student, house wife,... Is probably a few degrees smarter to comprehend the advantages of the metric system than the iq of your average builder.
All hail DAC, King of the Idiots.
When will thy subjects learn to bend the knee when in the presence of thy greatness?
Our Savior that calls out all lesser idiotic and retarded beings into the sun so they may bask upon his over-whelming intellect, depth of respect for his fellows, enduring singular wit and radiant aura of great-smugness.
Woe and pity to those that disagree upon his proclamations, they know nothing.
That's just inflation. It ain't just Breyers ripping you off. The Snickers bar has been slowly shrinking in weight, and most people have not noticed. Along with every other candy/confectionery.
As for Lumber? *shrugs* For as long as I can remember, a 2x4 was always 1 3/4 by 3 3/4 inch, or whatever, due to a milling process. It had nothing to do with the type of wood.
But I would not know, I was not alive 100 years ago when they were felling old growth trees.
Actually, I'm surprised you missed the bigger picture here.
Or maybe you didn't, and the context of your response was lost by me in the inevitable vagrancies of internet parlance.
Either way...
It doesn't matter if it's a foot, an inch, or 'Old McKormic's shoe size' or "Old Ergooscwagen's standard brick length from 1550" ..... division by 1/2 on a scale that is marginable down to 1/256th of the unit in question.... worked for dozens of centuries.
It built the f'n pyramids.
Don't shoot the messenger here. Kmiklas asked a question, I provided the correct answer. There is ZERO doubt that measurements using a base 10 decimal system (is that redundant phraseology?)...are inherently way more precision. Ask any modern-day machinist. Of course they are.
BUT... The cat asked about SI... and I answered with the "why".
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They tried this, in the late 1970s. Neither consumers nor American politicians cared for it, so the idea went away.
https://www.livescience.com/why-usa-not-metric.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/24/...metric-system-by-john-bemelmans-marciano.html
I remember this fight. I recall one of the biggest problems with this argument coming down to the cost of gasoline, during the 70s crisis. Which cost more for the same amount of money? 1 US gallon of gas, or four liters of gas?
Welp, as we can all plainly see, the metric system lost the war.
Hypothetical ET Thread:
Why did People 500 Years Ago Think The Earth Was Flat?
vz: Because.... blah blah blah....
response: Its been proven time and time again... the Earth is not flat!
Get my point?
Why did People 500 Years Ago Think The Earth Was Flat?
vz: Because.... blah blah blah....
response: Its been proven time and time again... the Earth is not flat!
Get my point?
And it's proven time and again that the metric system is the superior way to measure things. The rest of the world thinks so, the entire world's scientific community thinks so. So, you need to forgive me when I say that a few Americans got it horribly wrong. Like education. Like gun laws. Like health care.
Tell me, anything in the following youtube clip said to be wrong? It sounds pretty fucking right to me.
Tell me, anything in the following youtube clip said to be wrong? It sounds pretty fucking right to me.
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I only call someone idiotic when science disproves his/her claims. The entire scientific community on the entire globe adheres to the metric system. Including American scientists. Get a grip man.