Imperial Wastes So Much Time
Imperial Wastes So Much Time
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Kg
k is kilo, K is Kelvin.
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While that’s true, it’s an inconsistency. All other prefixes for factors greater than 1 are capitalized, while lowercase prefixes are for factors less than 1.Wrong. See https://sh.itjust.works/comment/21212444
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Now hear me out: Kelvingrams. If you can have an absolute coldest, maybe an absolute heaviest!
I don't think this is how physics works but it sounded fun...
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I studied engineering in college (in the US) and on exams they'd throw a mix of imperial and metric problems at us.
Any time it was imperial, a lot of us would convert everything to metric, solve the problem, then convert the answer back to imperial
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Moreover, 1mÂł=1000 litres, 1litre=1kg (of water)
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So does trying to convince the U.S. to switch.
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Imperialism does waste a ton of time!
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If you're doing science, go metric. For EVERYTHING else, Imperial is sooo much better. Imperial measurements are easier to relate. You're 1.68m tall? Means nothing. You're 5' 6", you go short king. Temp is 40C? Hieroglyphics. It's 105F out, too hot, I'm staying inside.
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Do you think that maybe people find the measurements they're more used to easier to picture, rather than it being an intrinsic feature of the system?
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Looks like 96% of earth seems to manage
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Every time I see Shrek now, I shriek to think about how they're going to F up the new movie.
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You're not wrong. From a US citizen who is tired of the old ways that don't work anymore
The funny part is that US customary units are defined from SI units.
You use US customary, though, not Imperial.
I was in Canada and ordered a 20oz beer. The waitress said "ok the pint" and I said "uhh...the 20 oz one" and she said "yeah...ok."
Didn't realize that we had smaller pints (16 oz) than they do everywhere else.