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0 pointsKerrickStaley8y ago0 comments

Most people outside the states and Great Britain use metric for everything.

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mbrameld8y ago· 1 in thread

But do you happen to know the answer to the question you were replying to? The one you answered wasn't the one that was asked.

KerrickStaleyOP8y ago

Right, my bad.

Viker8y ago· 1 in thread

Although when building and working with practical sizes feet and inches are more natural

majewsky8y ago

Only when you're familiar with it. If someone says "150 cm" I know exactly and immediately how much that is. If someone says "5 feet" (which is equivalent) I have to convert it to metric manually.

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