A system of measurement that's excellent for mathematical equations and scientific calculations, but inconvenient for everyday living.
For example, in terms of length the metric system goes directly from a centimeter to a decimeter, and then right from a decimeter to a meter. While centimeters are useful for very small objects and decimeters are okay for small-to-medium objects, there are some things - for example, the human hand - for which centimeters are inconvenient due to their small size making it difficult to get an exact measurement, while decimeters are too large to get measurements that clearly communicate size. That's why the imperial system has the inch measure. Similarly, there are many things, like human height, which are too large to conveniently measure in centimeters or decimeters, but too small to measure in meters without getting a heavily decimalized number. That's why the imperial system uses the foot.
Proponents of the metric system point out how easily unit conversion is, which is indeed very helpful in making calculations. However, this feature's real world application for the average person is limited at best. If you know how many miles or kilometers away something is, how exactly does it help to calculate how many feet or meters that is? If you know how many meters or feet your height is, what is the purpose of converting that to centimeters or inches?
For example, in terms of length the metric system goes directly from a centimeter to a decimeter, and then right from a decimeter to a meter. While centimeters are useful for very small objects and decimeters are okay for small-to-medium objects, there are some things - for example, the human hand - for which centimeters are inconvenient due to their small size making it difficult to get an exact measurement, while decimeters are too large to get measurements that clearly communicate size. That's why the imperial system has the inch measure. Similarly, there are many things, like human height, which are too large to conveniently measure in centimeters or decimeters, but too small to measure in meters without getting a heavily decimalized number. That's why the imperial system uses the foot.
Proponents of the metric system point out how easily unit conversion is, which is indeed very helpful in making calculations. However, this feature's real world application for the average person is limited at best. If you know how many miles or kilometers away something is, how exactly does it help to calculate how many feet or meters that is? If you know how many meters or feet your height is, what is the purpose of converting that to centimeters or inches?
The metric system is very scientifically logical, but is not based around the human mind so can be inconvenient in human life.
by RandomAnonymouseUD March 02, 2022
Equivalent to 100 million dollars. 1 metric fuckton is 1 metric ton of the largest denomination bill, aka $100. 1 metric ton of bills is 1 million bills, at 1 gram per bill.
by YaBoiBreezy April 27, 2020
One metric fuckton is equal to 7 billion and 10 million tons or 1.402e+13 pounds. This is calculated by haveing a metric fuckton be equal to 10 duck loads and 1 fuckload being equal to the population of china, which is 1.402 billion.
Joe: Man I have a Metric Fuckton of laundry to do today
Siri: One Metric Fuckton is equal to 1.402e+13 pounds
Joe: Your mom weighs 1.402e+13 pounds
Siri: One Metric Fuckton is equal to 1.402e+13 pounds
Joe: Your mom weighs 1.402e+13 pounds
by Your mother is 1.402e+13 lbs August 18, 2022
A metric fuck ton it worth about double a shit ton give or take. Used when describing something of mass quantity.
Bad: damn man I pulled my back I was lifting a metric fuck ton
Good: damn man I pulled this guys back when he was lifting me up I weigh a metric fuck ton
Good: damn man I pulled this guys back when he was lifting me up I weigh a metric fuck ton
by Melk Man February 12, 2019
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