There are 2.54 centimeters in an inch. I didn't know this so I'm sharing.
Discussion
I hate the conversion between metric and imperial. 😑
It's a bad conversion, but I like imperial better since it's more intuitive. I did also just grow up with it, and you'll intuit based on that more than anything.
For measurements I prefer imperial and for temperature I think for daily life Fahrenheit is fine, but for computers and science Celsius makes more sense and for time 24 hour time is the only way to go.
I concur.
I'm here or there about distance. Whatever is more convenient for the application.
For cooking, I like to measure in grams because it's a smaller unit, but I like cups and tablespoons for volume.
I grew up with the metric system, so for me that is the more Intuitive option. I'm trying to learn imperial, but it's hard.
I'm used to everything being even, so all the fractions are clear, but when weighing something at a store and needing to write the lb. When there are 12 (I believe) lines in between, not 10, makes it really hard. It's not 4.5, unless it's supposed to be 4.05 cause later in oudl be written 4.11. Or, is it 4.5lb, or 4lb and 6 (whatever lower measurement is called, I don't even know)
But also, I am familiar with 20cm being the length between my thumb and little finger tips if I stretch out my hand, but no clue how to get a rough estimate using inches.
And if someone says something is 20 feet, I'll stare at them blankly 🤣 though if you say 10m, I might do the same, but at least I can calculate that pretty quickly 😅
We'll be teaching our kids both systems to they don't need to wonder like most of us 😎