We’re taught both metric and US customary units in school. I prefer metric for most things, to the point I have a metric-only tape measure among other things.

However, I’ll die on the hill that Fahrenheit is superior for ambient air temperature. 0 degrees to 100 degrees neatly encompasses the range of average surface temperatures seen throughout the year in the contiguous US.

  • NABDad@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    I tend to use metric when I’m designing 3D models.

    In woodworking and other linear measurements, I use imperial units.

    Celsius for my 3D printer, but Fahrenheit for weather.

    Driving is miles.

    In cooking I use imperial units.

    Metric for Physics.

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      17 days ago

      When I see imperial units in high school physics I wonder what is the point. We typically use SI units so that constants are the same across the board. I can’t imagine c being anything else other than 3e8 m/s.