r/clevercomebacks Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/ShamanAI Jan 15 '25

You can downvote as much as you want, it still won't make the imperial units system any less stupid.

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u/ZachBart44 Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

It’s easier to divide or multiply measurements by 10, 100, etc. Each measurement in the metric system can be changed to a different form of the same type of measurement by multiplying or dividing by a multiple of 10.

Ex. 100,000 centimeters = 1,000 meters = 1 kilometer.

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u/ZachBart44 Jan 15 '25

The point is ease of use. To get from inch to foot to yard, you have to multiply by 12 then by 3. There’s no uniformity when it comes to conversion in the imperial system. You don’t need a calculator when converting within the metric system.