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minus-squarerbos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoNothing stopping you from just saying 1/3rd metre. Fractions still work!
minus-squareArmok_the_bunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoBut then you lose a good 99% of what makes metric great, which is the trivial decimalization of it.
minus-squarerbos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoSure. It’s an option though, works fine. I just don’t think it’s a valid criticism to point out that infinite numbers exist.
Nothing stopping you from just saying 1/3rd metre. Fractions still work!
But then you lose a good 99% of what makes metric great, which is the trivial decimalization of it.
Sure. It’s an option though, works fine.
I just don’t think it’s a valid criticism to point out that infinite numbers exist.