You get used to it. 150cm versus 180cm, since I don’t often meet anybody four foot tall.
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DeanFogg@lemm.ee 3 months agoHeight in imperial is kinda useful. If you say a person is 4 foot tall vs 6 foot tall it immediately paints a vivid picture
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exanime@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Classroom supplies for elementary school always included a 30 cm ruler, so you’d immediately know what 30 cm difference is
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
That paints nothing to me, nor anyone in the rest.od the world. That literally only works in the US and a few other thirds world countries…
1-80 versus 2 meter does the same and makes sense
Malfeasant@lemm.ee 3 months ago
This isn’t some intrinsic value. What you’re used to makes the most sense. If you were used to measuring people’s height in meters, 1.3 meters vs 2 meters would paint just as vivid a picture.