Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: gondramB

Metric makes mistakes easier. I have never noticed that metric makes arithmetic easier. I have noticed that it makes not a bit of difference for practical purposes.


73 posted on 12/01/2006 11:09:52 AM PST by RightWhale (RTRA DLQS GSCW)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 72 | View Replies ]


To: RightWhale

>.Metric makes mistakes easier. I have never noticed that metric makes arithmetic easier. I have noticed that it makes not a bit of difference for practical purposes.<<

I guess it depends on what math you do - because with metric measurments you use powers of 10. Its a lot easier to for me to divide by 10 than by 12, for example.


74 posted on 12/01/2006 12:20:34 PM PST by gondramB (It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 73 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson