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Yeah. It makes very much sense from this point of view.

But on the other hand half of those things I have no idea what they are, so they're not relatable at all. 😁

And I appreciate the simplicity of metric, where you can easily scale up and down just using logic.

And of course growing up in fully metric environment give this totally different perspective.🤷
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The Beave 1y ago

I'm conversant in both, but sure, metric is fine for some things, but... I still prefer base 60 for most things, but I know that's not ever going to be a standard again. (It was for thousands of years. 😅)

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Low Information Voter 1y ago

Base-60 is needlessly cruel :p

I can't easily divide and multiply by 60 unless we switch to a base-60 numerical system.

Those Babylonians were show-offs

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The Beave 1y ago

Well, yes. I think that's exactly what we should all be using. We'd all be better off, IMO.

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Low Information Voter 1y ago

Think of the people you work with.

Then try to imagine them trying to use Base 60 :D

I can't!

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The Beave 1y ago

That's the point.

I wouldn't be working with them. It's self-sorting.

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Low Information Voter 1y ago

Genius!

How do we get this passed?

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The Beave 1y ago

We destroy the current world order and build anew. 😅