Metric vs. Standard

[Apathy Reactor]

Do you guys prefer decimals or fractions? I prefer decimals myself.

[EvACiDe]

Depends. Sometimes you have to provide the fraction for a definite answer rather than a repeating decimal

[5/9 Turtle]

Do you guys prefer decimals or fractions? I prefer decimals myself.

Decimals all the way it's easier for me to do crazy calculations that people normally wouldn't do in their head but I try and normally is within 0.15 of the anwser

[Dudecore]

Automotive industry is like 99.9% metric at this point. Metric is much, much better. Unless you're an airplane mechanic - you don't need precise instrumentation for your nuts and bolts.

Drill bits go to the 64th, because tapping requires pretty close measurement. But who would ever need a 19/32nd's socket anymore? Metric is easier.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Metric! I just hate 'murican meshurmants! I spelled Measurements like the Standard system would, in a wierd way that just barely makes sense

[Ekann1]

I'm also more familiar with standard, but metric make so much more sense. Base 10 is much easier. Probably too hard to switch now, though.

[MarduArrow]

Metric all the way, especially when talking about temperature.

On another note

Unless you're an airplane mechanic - you don't need precise instrumentation for your nuts and bolts.

Nuts and bolts no, but parts have to be very precise, the machinists repairing parts of an aircraft have to make sure the part has the correct measurements down to microns (1000 microns = 1 millimeter)

[Mlerner12]

I'm used to standard, so I vote for that naturally. But Metric is not bad, either.

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Lmao you're one of my fave ppl on here. You make me laugh

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Lmao you're one of my fave ppl on here. You make me laugh

Thanks, I love being spontaneous, and batman.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

I was watching a video for a Biology class and the guy said "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius if you're a scientist...or from a part of the world where things make sense."

[Kareason]

I was watching a video for a Biology class and the guy said "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius if you're a scientist...or from a part of the world where things make sense."

"If you're a scientist" <---lmao!  I'm going to start using this and since I am one it works wonderfully. Boy are my wife and friends going to get pissed.

[gtfotis]

I prefer standard, too many cards for me to keep up with legacy or moder-- wait a second..

[MarduArrow]

I prefer standard, too many cards for me to keep up with legacy or moder-- wait a second..

I was waiting for someone to say something like this XD

[Birdbrain]

How do you play the metric format anyway