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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·3 days agoAlso, US Customary units share many of the same terms as Imperial, but the actual quantities differ.
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·3 days agoEven more fun is that US customary units are explicitly defined by their metric equivalents. So the US is using metric whether they like it or not, they just slap pointless conversion factors on top.
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoAnd it’s been this way since 1893. The US customary system has been sneaky metric that whole time.
Also, US Customary units share many of the same terms as Imperial, but the actual quantities differ.
Even more fun is that US customary units are explicitly defined by their metric equivalents. So the US is using metric whether they like it or not, they just slap pointless conversion factors on top.
And it’s been this way since 1893. The US customary system has been sneaky metric that whole time.