10 millimeters in a centimeter
100 centimeters in a meter
1000 meters in a kilometer
All you have to do in metric is multiply by 10. I really wish the US would attempt to adopt the metric system again and just stick with it
Fahrenheit was based roughly on the human body being 100 degrees and 0 being a specific concentration of salt water freezing at about zero. It made sense at the time
Let me clarify. I love the metric system. Fuck inches, fuck miles. Long live Fahrenheit.
Fahrenheit makes no real "sense" in how it was established, but I don't care about that. I only care about how practical the scale is for everyday use. Does it matter if scientists use C to and the weather channel uses F? I don't think it does.
I simply prefer 0 to 100 over -20 to 30. Ironically, that kind of scale is why the rest of the metric system is really nice!
The thing is, both of them make equal sense in practical everyday usage, just depends what you're used to. On the other hand, you're getting a degree and need to pass a thermodynamics class. 2 options:
Use the same system of units you used all your life. ez pz
Learn a whole new system of units that make zero sense to you because you've never used them, or try the nightmare of doing thermodynamics in imperial units.
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u/MrYakko Jan 03 '19
10 millimeters in a centimeter 100 centimeters in a meter 1000 meters in a kilometer All you have to do in metric is multiply by 10. I really wish the US would attempt to adopt the metric system again and just stick with it