cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHow many hands long do they get?lemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1719arrow-down138
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minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoYes, since the 60’ in the US the measurements are based on the metric system. In 1959 the inch was redefined to be exactly 25.4mm. So the US and any other country using the imperial system is just using metric but which weird conversion just to make things harder.
minus-squareTetsuo@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI think it technically suggest the use of the metric system but doesn’t mandate its use. And so practically speaking its not used much outside of science fields.
Yes, since the 60’ in the US the measurements are based on the metric system.
In 1959 the inch was redefined to be exactly 25.4mm.
So the US and any other country using the imperial system is just using metric but which weird conversion just to make things harder.
I think it technically suggest the use of the metric system but doesn’t mandate its use. And so practically speaking its not used much outside of science fields.