Thanks for both Mythbusters and Tested. You guys got me back into "reading" again with recommending "The Martian". And I'm listening to "Seveneves" right now while building stuff! You are a great inspiration and have been a big part in making me realise how much I love creating physical things (I'm a programmer by trade).
Question:
I'm from the EU, and as the rest of the world we use the SI-system of measurement where everything is based on 10.
With the imperial system instead there are a lot of 3/4", 12/16" and such, which is a total mind bender at least for me. Do you think this creates a more intuitive sense of division when being forced to use such measurements, or is it just a set of mnemonics that makes you understand it all?
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Hello Adam,
Thanks for both Mythbusters and Tested. You guys got me back into "reading" again with recommending "The Martian". And I'm listening to "Seveneves" right now while building stuff! You are a great inspiration and have been a big part in making me realise how much I love creating physical things (I'm a programmer by trade).
Question: I'm from the EU, and as the rest of the world we use the SI-system of measurement where everything is based on 10.
With the imperial system instead there are a lot of 3/4", 12/16" and such, which is a total mind bender at least for me. Do you think this creates a more intuitive sense of division when being forced to use such measurements, or is it just a set of mnemonics that makes you understand it all?
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