• iopq@lemmy.world
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    30 days ago

    Actually, we’re on the metric system. The foot and inch are defined exactly by their metric conversion values, and so is the pound

    We’re actually just using conversion factors

    • namingthingsiseasy@programming.dev
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      29 days ago

      How is this supposed to be considered using the metric system? If you tell someone that you weigh 80kg and he doesn’t have a clue what you mean, then you’re not really using the metric system, are you?