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jwb 03-14-2020 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2107956)
It'd be more logical if it was all based on sets of 16 imo.

you mean like hexadecimal?

I just mean less arbitrary numbers to remember like 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard etc

Frownland 03-14-2020 07:52 AM

They're equally arbitrary as I laid out in my original post.

DwnWthVwls 03-14-2020 08:10 AM

https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-...ally-arbitrary

jwb 03-14-2020 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2108038)
They're equally arbitrary as I laid out in my original post.

It's a difference of having multiple arbitrary values to memorize instead of just 1.

Frownland 03-14-2020 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb (Post 2108057)
It's a difference of having multiple arbitrary values to memorize instead of just 1.

One is bad because it has three letters. Give me three, four, five, whatever.

I also addressed this in my original post

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2107797)
The imperial system is just as logical and useful as the metric system and the metric system is just as arbitrary as the imperial system. Neither of those things actually matter once a communicative standard has been established and anyone who argues otherwise is a Nazi culture whore incapable of applying their knowledge beyond regurgitation.


jwb 03-14-2020 12:08 PM

1 is easier to remember and conversions are easier to do. Which makes it seem more logical. You just have too much free time.

Frownland 03-14-2020 12:12 PM

Being a culture whore is kinda like being one of them dang groupthinkers.

jwb 03-14-2020 12:16 PM

I misread which is why I edited.

But I would say you're being contrarian for the sake of it.

Frownland 03-14-2020 12:25 PM

Nazi culture whores tend to think that those who disagree with them are just faking it, so I get it.

jwb 03-14-2020 12:32 PM

Seems like you want to seem smart but it's not working


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