Message from @Puggums
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in metric, one millilitre of water occupies one cubic centimetre, weighs one gram and requires one calorie of energy to heat up by 1 degree centigrade, which is 1% of the difference between its freezing and boiling point
This is all very interesting for scientists -- but to the man on the street, the old ways made more sense
no
they make no sense
nothign can be direfctly related
and theres no fine increments
But there is history to the reason they were used
how many feet in a mile?
And in this history there is meaning
how many meters in a kilometer?
what about grams in a kilogram?
Nobody really cares how many feet are in a mile... or they'd be measuring the distance in feet
"nobody really cares" says the old man talking about the history of feet lol
theres *no reason* we'd ever use a good standard
everything *has* to eb arbitrary
cos hsitory
If you're down the pub and somebody says, "I walked 20 miles today", nobody says, "oh arr, Fred, how many centimeters is that then?"
Well let's just wipe the slate clean right now
There is no history
There is no meaning
because it has degrees
and incrememnts
That's nice for those who builds bridges
lol well if it doesnt matter to you why do you care which we use
if it doesnt matter if its in miles it doesnt matter if its in km
I'm a programmer... so maybe I should tell you to tell me how many pixels high you are
thats retarded and false equivalence and you know
pixels aren't a standardised measurement
Like I say... fair enough for the scentists, but the man on the street has no use for Metric
and pixels can be different sizes
so stop holding back people that matter because of your dumb boomer ways
The only insult this child has is boomer
Must have watched too many memes
?watch memes
His brain is like a peanut
I tell you what I find most offensive... going to the cheese shop and asking for a lb of cheese and the young folk asking me how much that is. I think, am I in England or not. I need to put a complaint letter through their door
you find that offensive lol
you snowflake
No
It's just funny you are calling everyone a boomer