My British friends will be happy. Although the metric system is as entirely arbitrary as the “English” system, it has some good aspects. The Brits will now be free to take the good and discard the bad. Litres per mile just didn’t ever seem right, even though their “gallons” are messed up as it is! LOL
Although the metric system is as entirely arbitrary as the “English” system, it has some good aspects.
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The good thing about the “English” system is it uses highly composite numbers, which is people friendly. The Metric system is good for people who count on their fingers. Both systems have to be converted into binary for computers.
I’ve often been amused by people insisting that metric is more “precise.” No, it’s not more “precise” it’s just prettier numbers, but the measurements often aren’t as useful or as human scaled by comparison. It’s arguably less precise regarding temperature, since the degrees are considerably larger. Nobody gives the temperature outdoors in Fahrenheit with decimals, no need to do so. But, they do in degrees Centigrade.
Nothing arbitrary about the metric system. Temperature, length, and weight are all specifically defined.