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Okay which one of you are lying (programming.dev)

submitted 10 months ago by JPDev to c/software_gore

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (29 children)

There's several different types of miles: nautical, statute, scandinavian, irish, etc. Which makes using the imperial system all the more stupid.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 10 months ago (28 children)

True but there are also many different types of meters: kilometers, centimeters, millimeters, thermometers, barometers, ... face it: the metric system isn't better

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

You are right. But the metric system is intuitive. 12 millimeters = 1 centimeter, 3 centimeter = 1 meter, 100 meter is a football pitch, and 1760 meters are a kilometer (I had to google this one because I never know. The designers really missed out at using 1776 meters in a kilometer).

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Noone remembers how many yards are in a mile, you're supposed to just remember it's 5 tomatos long.

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