directive0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 months agoAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down113
arrow-up1390arrow-down1external-linkAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worlddirective0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square148fedilink
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·3 months agoThings like woodworking are exactly where the imperial system came from. Because daily usable lengths like a foot are using base 12 not base 10, it can be divided much more evenly even before needing fractions.
Things like woodworking are exactly where the imperial system came from. Because daily usable lengths like a foot are using base 12 not base 10, it can be divided much more evenly even before needing fractions.