On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 10:56:41 -0400
rickman  wrote:

> On 4/3/2017 8:30 AM, alister wrote:
> > On Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:05:23 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> >
> >> Not used here, except by scientists, until forced by the EEC. A vast
> >> improvement over the geriatric FPS system, which should have died at
> >> least a century before it did. $DEITY knows why the Yanks still persist
> >> in using it.
> >
> > for the same reason that you still measure distances in miles & prefer to
> > by your beer in pints
> > (& I suspect you know you're height in Feet & Inches & your weight in
> > stone)
> > imperial measurements are based on natural body measurements & therefore
> > more comfortable for some purposes. The scale is also more convenient
> >
> > 12 inches in much nicer than 0.3m or even 300mm (30cm is not to bad if
> > you want to use a non iso subdivision)
>
> Yes, inches are so much better...  Like 12 5/8 inches which is how many
> feet?
>
> There is nothing good about Imperial measures.

There is, in a sharing community - maybe you're not familiar with those.

Base 12 counting is perfect for divvying out portions - especially when you
don't have access to accurate measuring systems (like a picnic). The only
numbers that are awkward for a small group are 5 and 7.

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