A distance of 33 millimetres.
Why do you think using British Imperial measurements makes you free? If you give them a metric inch, they'll take a kilometre.
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Get the Metric Inch mug.It is a measurement of time longer than one hour, approximately an 1hr10mins to 1hr30mins long. It is a guesstimation.
Its origin is that metric measurements are slightly off from standard measurements: a meter is slightly longer than a yard, a liter is smaller than a quarter...etc
Its origin is that metric measurements are slightly off from standard measurements: a meter is slightly longer than a yard, a liter is smaller than a quarter...etc
You are driving and you are 80 miles from your destination, it will take you a metric hour to get there.
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Get the Metric Hour mug.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.
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Get the Metric foot mug.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
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Get the Metric Year mug.person one: hey have you heard black sheep by metric?
person two: yea,it's better than the one in the movie to be honest
person two: yea,it's better than the one in the movie to be honest
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