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Do pilots still talk in feet? The maths would be so hard to work with. If the did base 10, being metric, that is simple to understand. I prefer to make speed velocity, length and really maths, made easy. You must have a lot of kids scared of maths in the US. That's a shame.
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This is nothing to a common handheld chainsaw with kickback. IF you accidentally get kickback on a chainsaw, the entire saw can jump over your head. I know this is true because an instructor was showing us young guys what 'not to do' once, and he said the kickback (of it flying over his head) was so bad that he said he will never show what not to do, again. Your bench saw 'kickback' definitely did not show the full intensity of kickback on the angle of a cutting blade. I found this video to be therefore lacking in its concern. It sometimes cuts the other part of the timber? Who cares, as 'kickback' actually KICKS the chainsaw so far BACK it seems to even defy gravity itself!
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Did he say he's a Christain? Wow, why doesn't he seek help on that? He could go to any number of places online to help grow those neurons in his brain that clearly must not exist. I was truly shocked at this announcement, as obviously it's not smart!
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I'd be interested why ships still use outdated miles, nautical miles etc, whilst the rest of the civilized world use the better system of metric? I am aware America continue to use outdated imperial, but I feel that's for another known reason (keeping students confused of science). But my reasoning for ships (worldwide) is still unsure why they do this? Answers I've made up in my head are: 1. Old ships with old gauges. ie cost involved to update. 2. Drunkards! That's right. Ships, boats, fishing has nortiously been seen as drunks, thus not caring about learning better methods. 3. I suspect this is the real reason. But actually I don't know this option!
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@EvanG529 Negative. We confirm base 10 metric is easier to learn, and is student (kid) friendly. Imperial is multiple divisions of different units. And labels of feet yards and stones etc, sound ridiculously confusing to anyone.
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@EvanG529 The argument has already been won by metric. Most countries (like mine) metric came in over 50 years ago. |The winning argument was: Easier to teach, easier for students to grasp. NO highway signs say 3 1/2 miles to go, here or anywhere around the world. When removing imperial we also removed fractions. Fractions nearly non existent in all countries bar America. A highway sign here would state 5kms until turn off. (or whatever varied kms it is). We also don't have 3.5 Kms to go, as that may offer confusion. Thus signs are placed on the KM whole point. SOME roads/paths etc. May say 200 metres until end, or 500 metres etc. But NEVER 1/4 of a km, or a 1/2 of a km. Which begs the question. Why is the US the only country not following suit from many decades ago? My PERSONAL answer is because the US have such a large Christain influence, that the church want to scare students away from maths and science. I bet I'm right.
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