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throwanem
on May 23, 2025
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The metre originated in the French Revolution
And now the famous triviality of order-of-magnitude and unit conversion goes entirely out the window...
coxmi
on May 24, 2025
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That’s where duodecimal comes in…
throwanem
on May 24, 2025
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Duodecimal metric! Tell me more.
capitainenemo
on May 28, 2025
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You do what you can with the limitations of the system. Some rounding helps with a lot of feet/cups. 4 metric cups to the litre..
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