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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·6 months agoActually, we’re on the metric system. The foot and inch are defined exactly by their metric conversion values, and so is the pound We’re actually just using conversion factors
minus-squarenamingthingsiseasy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoHow is this supposed to be considered using the metric system? If you tell someone that you weigh 80kg and he doesn’t have a clue what you mean, then you’re not really using the metric system, are you?
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThat’s on them, the pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg So the conversion is trivial: 176lbs
Actually, we’re on the metric system. The foot and inch are defined exactly by their metric conversion values, and so is the pound
We’re actually just using conversion factors
How is this supposed to be considered using the metric system? If you tell someone that you weigh 80kg and he doesn’t have a clue what you mean, then you’re not really using the metric system, are you?
That’s on them, the pound is exactly 0.45359237 kg
So the conversion is trivial: 176lbs