• lugal@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    True but there are also many different types of meters: kilometers, centimeters, millimeters, thermometers, barometers, … face it: the metric system isn’t better

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        9 months ago

        I see your point but my ratio is much better than it was before. I guess some people are able to read my comments 2 level lower (like this one)

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      10 months ago

      This is a good and funny comment. Sorry the people voting are too thick to get it

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      10 months ago

      kilo is a common prefix meaning *1000

      milli is /1000

      and you can use them for several units

      it’s not like we use “irish” to mean *1.27

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      10 months ago

      You are right. But the metric system is intuitive. 12 millimeters = 1 centimeter, 3 centimeter = 1 meter, 100 meter is a football pitch, and 1760 meters are a kilometer (I had to google this one because I never know. The designers really missed out at using 1776 meters in a kilometer).

      /s