LD1
Epic Contributor
Which is easier to work? 100 centimeter plus minus 1 centimeter or 3' 3" 1/2" plus minus 2/5"? (uff!)
It has to do with everything else around. Odds are, here in the states, it wouldnt be 3'3-1/2". It would be something more like 40" + or - 1/2".
So what is easier 40" +- 1/2" or 101.6 cm +- 1.27cm??
So it all depends on what you are working with. Here, everything is sized in ft, in, yds, etc. In other places, things are M, mm, cm, etc.
If I have an 8' board, and needed it cut into 4 equal peices, it makes no sense to me to convert to metric measurments first. Likewise, if I buy a 10 meter piece of rope, and want 4 equal lengths, it dont make sense to convert to feet first. I can use either measuring system just as easy as the other. I often choose whatever will result in fewer decimal places. :thumbsup: