Anonymous #2 5w

Temperature— 0 = cold (Fahrenheit) > 0 = water freezes = cold (Celsius). Height— an inch is based on the hand and a foot creates an anchor whereas centimeters require multiple anchors to reach understanding at a glance. Cooking— cups yields itself to cooking better than weight and volume, the difference typically won’t matter and using cups is cognitively easier. Time— 12-hour aligns with the human experience, am/pm is implicit lessening cognitive effort + most clocks are designed for 12-hour

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Anonymous #2 5w

Of course an ingrained method will always be better. I already mentioned that both work. The metric system is precise and pretty much universally used for scientific calculations but for the average person bias aside the American system (idk what it’s called) would be a better fit day to day

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Anonymous #1 5w

I’m curious when metric is better

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Anonymous OP 5w

(1/2) This entire argument of yours is laced with imperial unit bias lmao, the fact that you associate 0 degrees Celsius with the freezing point of water to indicate that it’s cold as opposed to just seeing 0 and thinking it’s cold the same way you do with Fahrenheit goes to show it. Also, wtf are you talking about when it comes to cooking??? Either way, metric is better because conversion of units when going to solids from liquids and vise versa isn’t as nearly as complicated

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Anonymous OP 5w

(2/2) And be real bro, who is actually using imperial units and thinking about their foot and hand length when doing measurements, especially when they vary so much from person to person? These “anchor points” of yours are inherently inaccurate and would never be useful in anything meaningful. Idk about the time thing being metric, but overall metric is hands down better in every way. You just grew up on imperial and that’s why you think it’s better

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Anonymous OP 5w

If users are American, they’re used to freedom units. If users include the rest of the world that have no idea wtf a mile is, metric is better.

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Anonymous #2 5w

Actually your argument is biased. I don’t think one’s better either lol. Just think if this is the first time interacting with either system with no help. You don’t have extra knowledge to make something out of the units. I’m talking about the value of the units in that situation.

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Anonymous #2 5w

Temperatures value to most people is deciding what to wear. Google thermometer. Now without any additional knowledge most people are more likely to choose the appropriate clothing given just the temperature. Most people don’t have to convert units from liquid to solid day to day so that’s void. Anchor points are inaccurate but are used everyday by most people as extra information.

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Anonymous #2 5w

I think we agree? Metric is more accurate and meaningful. However, it requires more knowledge to make use of. Good UX should be intuitive and require as little additional information as possible for the user to make use of it. In this area, imperial units shine. Metric units should be used when that accuracy is crucial (scientists, chefs, engineers, etc.) but since the majority of people aren’t using units for some accuracy crucial purpose, isn’t imperial the UX move?

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Anonymous #3 5w

lol distance is an outlier and “the rest of the world..” is a cop out. Where you’re from or used to implies bias. I meant when would metric units be better bias aside

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