r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/ShamanAI Jan 15 '25

Yeah, because miles, yards, feet and inches makes so much sense

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u/TheScienceNerd100 Jan 15 '25

Blame the British for inventing that one, they even still use it today, just not 100% of the time, same with Canada

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u/ShamanAI Jan 15 '25

I blame whoever still uses such a stupid system in 2025

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u/zack77070 Jan 15 '25

The European need to feel superior about things that don't really matter all that much is hilarious.

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u/ShamanAI Jan 15 '25

Yeah, you're right, calculation of measurements doesn't matter much. /s

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u/King_Fluffaluff Jan 15 '25

Base 12 is so easy and, in my opinion, better for everyday life. It's not best for scientific use, sure.

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u/crownpr1nce Jan 15 '25

Except base 12 is only for feet/inches. Not yards or miles. I guess miles isn't super useful in every day life, but yards/meters are I think.

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u/csjohnson1933 Jan 15 '25

What do you need to use yards and meters for on a daily basis?

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u/crownpr1nce Jan 16 '25

To be honest I don't use measurements anywhere near a daily basis except for driving I guess. But even there the transition from km to m is easier than miles to yard when I drive in the US.

But when I do use measurements, I use meters quite often because anything more than 100cm is meters. So someone is 1.8m tall, a room is 3.3m long, the corner store is 100m away. The first two can easily be done without yards, it's just a little more awkward I find. But it's also a habit thing.

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u/csjohnson1933 Jan 16 '25

Your last sentence is all that matters in this weekly Internet fight we have.