Florida ounces
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They self-actualized upon leaving the state. I'm telling you, that place is contaminated.
One big SCP containment zone. But it’s leaking too much and fucking up the whole country.
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Americans will go so far that one day they will come back to the metric system
I mean I'm pretty sure the American system is defined using SI units so it's mostly because of American exceptionalism and a fetish for unit conversion.
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I'll explain it to you, just give me a New York minute.
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One big SCP containment zone. But it’s leaking too much and fucking up the whole country.
Fun fact: D-class personnel are sourced predominantly from Florida
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I mean I'm pretty sure the American system is defined using SI units so it's mostly because of American exceptionalism and a fetish for unit conversion.
Ain't called the "imperial" system for nothing.
Brits gave it to us and then we changed the spellings and decided it made us special I guess.
So, partial credit where partial credit is due. It's just way the fuck older.
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Metric has its advantages but imperial does as well, primarily that the units of measure that humans generally interact with have more whole number factors than in metric, making it very easy to "work with."
A foot is 12 inches, which has whole number factors of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. A yard is three feet.
So, it's really easy to divide things into half, quarters, thirds, etc. Great for construction math, great for a lot of stuff.
I'm not saying that you can't achieve the same end with metric. I've lived in many countries and I'm very familiar with both, and I know 333mm is pretty dang accurate if you want to divide a meter in thirds, but it's not an exact measurement.
For most use I don't think it really matters. Metric is a much "cleaner" system but imperial does have its advantages.
They both work. Nobody quibbles about which version of an oz you're using in daily life. I bet most people don't even know there's different versions because it doesn't make a difference in 99.9% of situations, and in situations where it does people know the differences.
If you really need that level of precision for some reason you can just write 1/3m as a fraction.
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No, none of that is true. You think it is easier to work with because it is what you are most used to. People who are only familiar with metric have absolutely no problem working with metric, and your "A foot is 12 inches, which has whole number factors of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12. A yard is three feet" is basically goobledigook for metric users in that context and not some kind of advantage.
I've done years of construction with metric. I'm very familiar with it.
I would counter your point that you are the one who is unfamiliar with imperial measures if it sounds like goobledigook to you. Yeah, it's weird if you're unfamiliar with it. But in practice it is easier to work with for many day to day applications for humans.
You have to get used to it, same as folks that are familiar with imperial have to get used to metric. I would never say that metric is bad and if I had to choose one until I die I would probably choose metric due to the ways the different volume/length/mass measures align together, but they're both fine. Even the advantage of the alignment in different areas practically never affects anyone in day to day living, even if it's more elegant.
This is a dumb hill for you to die on when you haven't demonstrated actual experience to back your opinion, and I attribute it more to a superiority complex of some sort than a good argument.
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If you really need that level of precision for some reason you can just write 1/3m as a fraction.
Sure, but that doesn't translate into real world as well, it doesn't cleanly divide on a tape/calculator, which is what I was saying is an advantage.
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Acthually, all Florida ounces have an extra two grams in them as ordered by Desantis. It is called the "dealer's ounce" and they throw a little extra in to show you they care.
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Sure, but that doesn't translate into real world as well, it doesn't cleanly divide on a tape/calculator, which is what I was saying is an advantage.
But in the real world you probably don't need more precision than 333.3 anyway.
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I mean I'm pretty sure the American system is defined using SI units so it's mostly because of American exceptionalism and a fetish for unit conversion.
Only 3 countries use the shit Imperial/SAE measuremnts. USA, Liberia and Myanmar. WTF!?!?
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But in the real world you probably don't need more precision than 333.3 anyway.
I haven't, but it's easier to divide things cleanly and quickly into 3rds when you don't have to go down to 1/10000 of the whole length to translate it effectively.
It's why standard metric sheets of plywood (that I've seen - probably varies from country to country but when I was in Southeast Asia and Europe) come in 1200mm x 2400mm, because 12 and 24 are more easily divisible into equal sections than 10.
This is the same advantage that the foot/yard have over the meter.
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I read it as "lubs"
I still read it as this gross sounding "^u^llbss" and have to correct myself.
