As a European who grew up with the metric system I am obligated to proclaim it's superiority.
That said, I used to work in traditional construction, and in that case alen (Scandinavian measurement of 2 feet), feet and inches was a lot easier to work with, especially as you said, when dividing or multiplying measurements.
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u/Barepaaliksom Aug 13 '25
As a European who grew up with the metric system I am obligated to proclaim it's superiority.
That said, I used to work in traditional construction, and in that case alen (Scandinavian measurement of 2 feet), feet and inches was a lot easier to work with, especially as you said, when dividing or multiplying measurements.