[ttepasse]

My main observation in temperature scale and imperial lengths discussions om the Internet is that Americans seem to have a strange aversion against fractional parts of numbers, as if those were irrational.

(On the other hand a lot of Americans consume fava beans.)

[timschmidt]

Au contraire base 12 measurement is _all about the fractions_. 12 can be divided evenly by 2, 3, 4, and 6. Metric gets 5 and 2. By that measure it's y'all that are afraid of the small numbers.

US units are pinned to Metric standards anyway. We're just using the most creative ratios. :)

[3eb7988a1663]

American, I think we use fractions all the time: 7/8 inch hardware tools, 3/4 measuring cup in cooking, etc. Especially awkward when you have human distances, because you have to mix feet + inches: 3 feet 4 and 1/4 inches.

It was a dream once I got a metric tape measurer and realized that using centimeters eliminates the need to do annoying conversions.

[briHass]

I found this take from 'Torque Test Channel' (tests battery tools) humorous: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUum9NymZY

[timschmidt]

Brilliant and hilarious.

[bgnn]

Most temperature sensors are accurate to 0.1C. Most weather forecast is 0.5C resolution. So yeah only explanation to Americans behavior is an aversion against fractional numbers as you said.