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minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoI go back to what my professor in my first engineering class told us – a good engineer can work in any unit system. At the end of the day, imperial vs metric is an argument you have over some beers with friends. It’s inconsequential.
minus-squareNoIWontPickaName@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s a damn good point, the distance doesn’t change regardless of what you call it.
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoExactly. This isn’t rocket science, it’s simple math. And by knowing two unit systems, you can describe the distance in the most convenient way possible.
minus-squareCapraObscura@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoHell, I’m not an engineer and that’s something I was taught in school. In Texas. In the 80’s. Man, this place has devolved so horrendously…
I go back to what my professor in my first engineering class told us – a good engineer can work in any unit system.
At the end of the day, imperial vs metric is an argument you have over some beers with friends. It’s inconsequential.
That’s a damn good point, the distance doesn’t change regardless of what you call it.
Exactly. This isn’t rocket science, it’s simple math. And by knowing two unit systems, you can describe the distance in the most convenient way possible.
Hell, I’m not an engineer and that’s something I was taught in school. In Texas. In the 80’s.
Man, this place has devolved so horrendously…
Man :/