>-Whats 4691 Miles in yards , feet and then in inches?
8,256,160 yards/24,768,480 feet/297,221,760 inches. Trivial, even without a calculator.
What's 1 kilometer divided by 5280? Quick... ?
What's 1 mile divided by 5280? 1 foot.
You can find math questions in any unit system that get inconvenient to do in your head, and find others that fit quite nicely.
What's 24 hours in seconds? When can I expect my metric/base 10 time system to make that "better" and "easier?"
IMO, metic has a flaw that should be addressed in using the gram as a standard unit, and I'm hardly alone in this opinion. It's too small for the average human to have a feel for it. The kilogram is the more intuitive unit for most people.
And even the kilogram is suspect. Look at the current definition of a kilogram, and the recent race to redefine it. Hardly a perfect system.
I propose a new system of measures based on the length, width, mass, temperature, memory capacity, and longevity of my cat. But higher and lower order units will be base 10 to keep everyone happy...
...except for people buying computer hard drives who want a 250giga-whisker drive to be based on power of 2 measurements.
meow.
8,256,160 yards/24,768,480 feet/297,221,760 inches. Trivial, even without a calculator.
What's 1 kilometer divided by 5280? Quick... ?
What's 1 mile divided by 5280? 1 foot.
You can find math questions in any unit system that get inconvenient to do in your head, and find others that fit quite nicely.
What's 24 hours in seconds? When can I expect my metric/base 10 time system to make that "better" and "easier?"
IMO, metic has a flaw that should be addressed in using the gram as a standard unit, and I'm hardly alone in this opinion. It's too small for the average human to have a feel for it. The kilogram is the more intuitive unit for most people.
And even the kilogram is suspect. Look at the current definition of a kilogram, and the recent race to redefine it. Hardly a perfect system.
I propose a new system of measures based on the length, width, mass, temperature, memory capacity, and longevity of my cat. But higher and lower order units will be base 10 to keep everyone happy...
...except for people buying computer hard drives who want a 250giga-whisker drive to be based on power of 2 measurements.
meow.