[Ray76]

metric is decimalized
standard is halving/doubling

they suit different purposes, imo, convenience for science calculations or convenience for daily use

[Sherman Logan]

standard is halving/doubling

Really?

5280 feet per mile?

16 oz. per pound? 2000 pounds per ton?

45,360 square feet per acre? 640 acres per square mile? 27,878,400 square feet per square mile?

8 quarts per peck, 4 pecks per bushel?

16 oz. per pint, 8 pints per gallon, 128 oz. per gallon?

The problem is not that "standard measurements" don't use decimals, it's that every type of measurement uses a different number.

All that said, the metric system can screw you up royally just by misplacing the decimal point.

[Carry_Okie]

they suit different purposes, imo, convenience for science calculations or convenience for daily use

Lol, why is that? Because you have ten fingers?

Guess which system is better suited to binary calculations.