Not listing alternate units second, not converted on screen, not called “freedom units” and not hiding behind the excuse of “most our audience is in the US”

Mostly thinking YT channels like Wendover, Bluejay, sometimes Practical Engineering and even some European ones like TLDR News

The difference between a meter and yard is less than that of a measured vs “eyeballed” yard and everybody knows what 0 C and 100 C are so the learning curve is also massively (by at least 50 kg) exaggerated

  • FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You are talking about inter-unit conversions. This is not what people complain about with imperial - they complain about intra-unit conversions. And rightfully so: why use a unit system that adds extra complexity on top of the existing complexity? Why use a system that adds unnecessary complexity on top of necessary complexity?

    For the miles/yards thing: the circumstances where you need the length of a mile, you rarely need the accuracy of a yard, and vice versa. You just use the unit whose accuracy you need. For example, a builder wouldn’t measure 3 yards 1 foot 2 inches. They’d just use 122 inches.

    But why use a system that is harder for rare cases, than one that’s not harder for any cases?