and yeah I know what a base 10 system is
time, for example, is on a base 12 system.
and the reason we have a base ten is that's how many fingers we have etc....
...yes there are 5280 ft in a Mile...
1 mile is also = 1000, 1000ths of a mile.
my micrometers and digital calipers, when I use them on the English setting, reduce inches into tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on....
you can break down all units like this...and that is what the US space program and most US engineering, used, in general up until recently.
It’s better to be set in your ways, then to not care at all. I see your point. I take breaks from the news every once in a while as it is maddening. Take care. :)