I've seen multiple people try to defend the imperial system by pointing out america is the only country that went to the moon, which is hilarious because NASA uses the metric system.
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Fun fact, since the early 1900s the definition of an inch is in metric. 25.4mm isn’t the conversion factor for an inch, it is the definition of what an inch is. If you want a very precise reference instrument for imperial distance, you need to start with metric.
Check out the source code to the Apollo guidance computer. It used metric everywhere for all measurements and computations, and converted to imperial only when displaying data to the astronauts.
A good example is that imperial units are intuitive for day to day life, as are the conversions (no one converts inches to miles outside of math class). I will die on Fahrenheit Hill.
No, I mean they’re more intuitive in that they were created based on day to day human usage. Like Fahrenheit was specifically designed so that the majority of human habitats exist between 0-100°F. As opposed to Celsius, which is based on the freezing and boiling points of water.
Cups & spoons are for baking. And you basically never convert between the two because you measure things like flour with cups & salt with spoons. And cups/gallons are base 4, I believe.
“1 cup” makes more intuitive sense to our animal brains in the kitchen than “500 ml”
Actually Fahrenheit’s scale puts the zero point at the coldest water he could make, which was a mix of near-saturated ice water and salt.
The other point, however, was NOT 100, but rather he was trying to put the average human body temperature at 96, because it has so many factors.
The third point was a mix of water and ice, no salt, at 32, again for its lovely factors.
Due to that point and the zero point, the human body temp point was later changed to be roughly 98.6 (averages can be a bit off for everyone).
I think you missed the screenshot I shared from Wikipedia that says he used the brine to get a repeatable measurement for the temperature he recorded of the coldest day outside where he lived.
His goal was to sell thermometers, he was trying to design one that people would want to buy & use. Also
fun fact, the US has technically officially been on the metric system since 1975, but they made the mistake of making the conversion gradual and optional, meaning everyone just ignores that fact, and the agency in charge of guiding the transition was eventually shut down by Reagan.
The one thing you can half-argue for is Fahrenheit, since as a unit of measure, it’s degrees are smaller than Celsius degrees.
Ergo, a home thermostat that uses degrees Fahrenheit has more precision than one that uses degrees Celsius (half degrees Celsius would be on par with degrees Fahrenheit).
Yes. 1 degree Fahrenheit is 0.56 degrees Celsius, which is close enough to half if doing quick imprecise rounding. Hence why half-Celsius degrees are on par with Fahrenheit degrees.
But humans do not use Kelvin everyday and have no reason to. Because it is the same as Celsius in terms of how big the degree is.
I’m speaking of everyday precision. Fahrenheit fits best for that, as its degree is roughly half a Celsius degree.
Not what I’m getting at.
The Fahrenheit degrees is about half the Celsius degree.
Most thermostats are only programmed to two places (a tens and a ones place). They do not bother with a tenths place. More expensive to do so.
Ergo, Fahrenheit is better in that case. Gives more precision.
Like, I'm serious.
Who goes for base 16 between everything when BASE 10 IS RIGHT THERE?! Who decided we should clearly be using hexadecimals with fractions before we even knew what coding was?
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A good example is that imperial units are intuitive for day to day life, as are the conversions (no one converts inches to miles outside of math class). I will die on Fahrenheit Hill.
Imperial for daily life & metric for science 🧪
https://youtu.be/iJymKowx8cY?si=hs5ytTkSbQujPtz7
He’s one of YouTube’s best and brightest, I think you’ll really enjoy it. He also makes a great argument in support of base 6.
https://youtu.be/iJymKowx8cY?si=QNoWSF9gYsiKnq8u
“1 cup” makes more intuitive sense to our animal brains in the kitchen than “500 ml”
The other point, however, was NOT 100, but rather he was trying to put the average human body temperature at 96, because it has so many factors.
Due to that point and the zero point, the human body temp point was later changed to be roughly 98.6 (averages can be a bit off for everyone).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit
His goal was to sell thermometers, he was trying to design one that people would want to buy & use. Also
Ergo, a home thermostat that uses degrees Fahrenheit has more precision than one that uses degrees Celsius (half degrees Celsius would be on par with degrees Fahrenheit).
Which Fahrenheit does not.
I’m speaking of everyday precision. Fahrenheit fits best for that, as its degree is roughly half a Celsius degree.
20.4ºC is a thing for instance.
Unless someone has a decimal point phobia, there is no reason for Fahrenheit to be used. 🙂
Besides, "felt temperature" and measured are different.
The Fahrenheit degrees is about half the Celsius degree.
Most thermostats are only programmed to two places (a tens and a ones place). They do not bother with a tenths place. More expensive to do so.
Ergo, Fahrenheit is better in that case. Gives more precision.
Like, EXCUSE ME! 3/8? 1/16? The hell does that look like?
Metric just uses NUMBERS. You know, things easier to remember and READ. What's the point of these damn fractions and different sized notches?
Who goes for base 16 between everything when BASE 10 IS RIGHT THERE?! Who decided we should clearly be using hexadecimals with fractions before we even knew what coding was?
Imperal? It's just bad.