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Topic: why is it easier to convert miles to meters than miles to feet?

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q started this discussion 14 years ago #17,820

1 mile = 1600 meters
1 mile = 5280 feet

What the fuck?

Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 13 minutes later[^] [v] #299,025

Because imperial measurements don't play nicely with other measurements.

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 59 seconds later, 13 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #299,027

@previous (B)
...except with miles to meters.

Anonymous B replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 15 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #299,028

@previous (HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q)
Oh, shit. Yeah you're right.

I stand by what I said though. The imperial system can go take a dick up the ass.

HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 19 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #299,030

@previous (B)
Any time Imperial is used in science, I begin to rage uncontrollably.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 39 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #299,036

@previous (HaikerensGuide !0VegJ9Jl.Q)
Whatever, meters are still arbitrary faggotry. They got it right pegging mass and temp to water in different states. But what the fuck is a meter? 1/1,000,000 of the circumference of the earth or some shit. Totally fucking useless.

Real scientists measure distance as light traveled for a specified unit of time now. Usually nanodistance, which is the the maximum distance light can travel in a billionth of a second. It's a great deal more useful with respect to engineering.

(Edited 2 minutes later.)

Broseph !!fxnDb+Ve4 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #299,057

Actually, 1 mile = 1,609.344 meters, not 1600. Miles to feet is imperial to imperial, which is why it's exactly 5280, which is a weird fucking number, but at least a whole one.

Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #299,058

@299,036 (C)
Butthurt Americunt detected.

green !sgreenMTY6 replied with this 14 years ago, 1 day later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #299,601

@previous (E)
Britain is best! We have Tesco value cider!

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 16 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #299,860

@OP
What's a meter?
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