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Imperial Wastes So Much Time (media.piefed.ca)
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[โ€“] reksas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago (9 children)

for example?

[โ€“] HarneyToker@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (8 children)

Base 10 measurement systems such as the metric system cannot divide distances into thirds or sixths without creating irrational numbers. This can be a problem for interior designers and landscape designers, for instance, who regularly need to create drafts for projects that break up measurements that way. The imperial system is more versatile in this particular instance because you can break a foot into 12 inches, which is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (yes, still wouldnโ€™t be irrational), and 6. Much more versatile when your contractor needs to actually go out and make a measurement in the real world. While metric could be โ€œgood enoughโ€ for that purpose, it is not the most ideal.

[โ€“] antipiratgruppen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

because you can break a foot into 12 inches, which is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (yes, still wouldnโ€™t be irrational), and 6.

12 รท 5 = 2.4

Yeah, I get the idea that 12 is nicer than 10 to divide by 3, 4 and 6, but I'm pretty sure that 2.4 is an irrational number.

Edit: Is this what makes it somewhat useful anyway?:

2.4 ร— 10 = 24
12 ร— 2 = 24

So, for instance,

120 รท 5 = 24

would still be useful?

[โ€“] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Been ages since I was in a math class and I misquoted why itโ€™s useful. Itโ€™s not that it is rational, as 10/3 is also rational. However, 10/3 is not an integer, and therefore cannot be found on a measuring stick or tape measure. There are projects where being able to divide into exact thirds, 6ths, etc are required, and metric is not as useful for that. In a country that also uses imperial interchangeably, it makes sense to use it with projects that are better served with imperial.

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