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20 shillings in a pound
21 shillings in a guinea
Anyway why do Americans still measure in feet & inches instead of the decimal system like the rest of the world? Using millimeters is FAR and away more simple than using fractions.
We use feet, inches and fractions because we can actually make things to those measurements. We use metric also because we understand math. We also use nautical measurements because we understand that too. As engineers we use metric feet in tenths, hundredths and thousandths.
We also don't cry about it. Nothing is simpler than being able to break a full sheet of plywood into even half, even quarters and even thirds. There are also basic natural and God measurements that are importantl with load and weight engineered solutions built into the imperial system. Like flooring, wall studs, and much more.
Basically by using the imperial system we don't have to hire a phoney baloney engineer to make things because the error correction, redundancy and long life is built into the measurements, materials and processes.
Yeah well Britain created the imperial system and has largely abandoned it. Yes it's true that engineers understand math but the typical American student is hopeless at math. And to suggest that it's easier to cut a sheet of plywood in half using the imperial system is ridiculous. Engineers in Europe don't use the imperial system but it's nice that you've stuck to the old fashioned way of doing things 👍
Thank you for proving my point. Obviously you are not a carpenter.