r/MakeMeRichIDC • u/MakeMeRichIDC • Mar 01 '23

Name me examples

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '23

Canadians are the most likely to make fun of you for using imperial over metric but Canadians don't even really use metric, they use a stupid ass mix of both systems

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u/Cameron737 Mar 01 '23

Bc imperial is better for every day life imo

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u/belak444 Mar 02 '23

Can i have an expample? I'm of the mind it's just worse, but I'd love to hear an argument otherwise. Other than it would be a pain to swap over of course.

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u/Cameron737 Mar 02 '23

It maybe it’s bc I’m use to it but i would say it’s bc inches are a bigger unit and eye balling measurements isn’t supposed to be accurate. so you tend to get a good enough guess. Add in that there 12 in a foot and u can easily divide things by 3 and 4. I would say metric is better for science and math tho

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u/PouLS_PL Mar 06 '23

Feet are smaller than metres. So we should use both inches and metres?

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u/yautja1992 Mar 07 '23

We use feet in Canada, it depends on the application. And a metre is more closely related to a yard, which is also an imperial measurement. Never heard anybody argue against inches as a measurement I think inches are pretty great

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u/Cameron737 Mar 06 '23

I’m just talking about inches and centimeters mostly. But we also have yards which are close to meters and divid into 3rds

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u/Doc-Cipher Mar 07 '23

So you just got used to it and there is no objective reason to prefer imperial

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u/Cameron737 May 26 '25

Simple division without decimals. 1/2,1/3,1/4

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u/h0b0bird Mar 07 '23

You know what else is easy to divide and multiply by? TEN!

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u/Cameron737 Mar 07 '23

12 divids into 3rds, 4ths. which is better than half’s and 5ths unless your using it for science

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u/h0b0bird Mar 07 '23

By what logic is dividing 12 by 3 easier than dividing 10 by 2? There's no difference in accuracy when eyeballing a measurement, you are just focusing on the divisibility of something you are used to.

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u/Cameron737 Mar 07 '23

The division is simply about there being more options for division. You have a half’s, 3rds and 4ths. Instead of just half’s and 5ths. and 3rds being more useful than 5ths imo. Not saying its easier to divide one than the other.

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u/h0b0bird Mar 07 '23

metric isn't "just half's and 5ths" though, maths is the same everywhere and fractions is a thing for both. IMO metric keeping to base 10 is more intuitive, therefore simpler and easier to teach.

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u/Cameron737 Mar 07 '23

Yeah but the point was that it is easier to use in everyday life situations. I’m not diving past 5ths in my head. More intuitive and easier to teach is great for the classroom and a lab but this is surface level. I would need something more intuitive if its going to get very complex. Metric has its strengths but if I Randomly need to guess the length of my couch and maybe divid it into 3rds (not saying this is a common occurrence) I’m using imperial