W0LFB3AT5 said:
My dumbass needs to find a quick/simpler way to understand the metric system…

People using kph, meters, Celsius, etc.

And I’m just like:

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I think just having decent benchmarks helps the most. most of the time you're not going to need to do actual conversions so just having a vague sense is better.

32°c ≈ 90°f (at/above most would consider "hot" weather)
8°c ≈ 45°f (at/below most would consider "cold" weather)
1cm ≈ ⅓in, 1m ≈ 1yd, 2km ≈ 1mi
100kph ≈ 60mph

dba_afish said:
2km ≈ 1mi

1 mile is 1.6 kilometres and 1 inch is 2.5 centimetres.

dba_afish said:
I think just having decent benchmarks helps the most. most of the time you're not going to need to do actual conversions so just having a vague sense is better.

32°c ≈ 90°f (at/above most would consider "hot" weather)
8°c ≈ 45°f (at/below most would consider "cold" weather)
1cm ≈ ⅓in, 1m ≈ 1yd, 2km ≈ 1mi
100kph ≈ 60mph

Thank God I was a bit of a math whiz back in high school. Or else I wouldn’t know any of this.

Sad part is I didn’t even bother to learn the metrics. I just stuck to my American roots… 🤷🏽‍♂️

dba_afish said:
I think just having decent benchmarks helps the most. most of the time you're not going to need to do actual conversions so just having a vague sense is better.

32°c ≈ 90°f (at/above most would consider "hot" weather)
8°c ≈ 45°f (at/below most would consider "cold" weather)
1cm ≈ ⅓in, 1m ≈ 1yd, 2km ≈ 1mi
100kph ≈ 60mph

C to F is actually really easy! F = C x 1.8 + 32