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**MyLeva** · 10-30-2009, 11:22 PM

Yes, but that's your "relative" viewpoint. As most people on this side don't use m or L for anything, it makes sense to them. If you grew up using English units instead of SI, you would be used to it as well.

I'm an engineer, so I know SI units all too well, but I still cannot connect relative temperatures when I read them in C. I know some of the numbers like 0, 20, 25, and 100 C but when I read 38 C, I can't connect real easily what that means in "feel" terms and that it means something near 100 F, but if I were told it was 100 F outside, I'd know exactly what that feels like.

This is so true! For example I know exactly what miles per gallon means, and I can convert it to litres per 100km, but I have to convert it in order to understand whether its a good value or not. Its really weird. You know the units, but cant really "feel" what they mean.

On the other hand I have to say that the metric system really is better, from an objective standpoint too. Simply because its all about 10. No 1,65324223 converters etc...

10-30-2009, 11:22 PM	#18
MyLeva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	Yes, but that's your "relative" viewpoint. As most people on this side don't use m or L for anything, it makes sense to them. If you grew up using English units instead of SI, you would be used to it as well. I'm an engineer, so I know SI units all too well, but I still cannot connect relative temperatures when I read them in C. I know some of the numbers like 0, 20, 25, and 100 C but when I read 38 C, I can't connect real easily what that means in "feel" terms and that it means something near 100 F, but if I were told it was 100 F outside, I'd know exactly what that feels like. This is so true! For example I know exactly what miles per gallon means, and I can convert it to litres per 100km, but I have to convert it in order to understand whether its a good value or not. Its really weird. You know the units, but cant really "feel" what they mean. On the other hand I have to say that the metric system really is better, from an objective standpoint too. Simply because its all about 10. No 1,65324223 converters etc...
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