Nuts and bolts. SAE, Metric, or both
I been wrenching on vehicles all my life. It use to be only SAE, then it became a mix of SAE and Metric. I thought they we're going to phase out SAE and go all metric at some point, but it seems like ...
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Big Katuna wrote:
Metric may not be better but it’s way easier for most people to add 25mm and 12mm than “1-5/16 and “7/8.
exactly. it isn't that one is "more accurate" than the other, (it isn't) it's that the metric system is much easier to do the math.
and have the units come out in a standard format and one base measurement unit. No do you want inches/ft/yards,miles or ounces/lbs etc.
and that many conversions are real easy.
No 8lbs/gallon 16 oz/lb, 12 inches/ft 3ft/yard ****
1 liter of water (1000cc) = 1KG, (1000g) 1 cu meter=1000KG ("metric ton)
same with distance. easy to calculate
and when you get to complex physics problems it makes the world much easier.
