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by insane_dreamer 147 days ago
> inches/feet/yards ... more convenient for daily use

only because that is what you are accustomed to

because I grew up with metric, m/cm are much more convenient for daily use

I will allow that a "foot" is useful as an approximate intermediary unit between m and cm

> Inches/feet being base 12 divides better into thirds and fourths, which is very useful in construction.

again only because the US construction industry grew up using fractions instead of decimals