Comment on The US Plans to Finally Standardize the Length of a Single FootparentComments−ezequiel-garzon5yBut halving is made easier because people say things like “3/8 of an inch”, no? If that’s all, nothing prevents you from using expressions like “3/8 of a cm”. If, on the other hand, 2 (or say 4) inches equaled 1 foot, 2 feet 1 yard, etc...−chiph5ynothing prevents you from using expressions like “3/8 of a cm”.I'm going to use that with one of my European colleagues. And watch their eyes cross as they try to make sense of it.
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But halving is made easier because people say things like “3/8 of an inch”, no? If that’s all, nothing prevents you from using expressions like “3/8 of a cm”. If, on the other hand, 2 (or say 4) inches equaled 1 foot, 2 feet 1 yard, etc...
I'm going to use that with one of my European colleagues. And watch their eyes cross as they try to make sense of it.