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Americans using anything but the metric system (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/memes

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Same is true for feet, miles and whatever.

It's a matter of habit. You intuitively know how much foot is, how much mile is, and it's only a matter of time and habit that you start intuitively getting meters and centimeters the same way.

But for as long as you make this transition, remember that:

1 inch is about 2,5 cm,
1 foot is about 1/3 of a meter
1 mile is about 1,5 kilometers.

Yes, those are not super accurate, but those are simple numbers and they give you a quick idea.