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Prunestand OP t1_jc3ythh wrote

Reply to comment by KnightKal in [OC] My weight throughout my life (25 years) by Prunestand

> The rest of the galaxy is obviously using the proper units of random feet, as defined by the great emperor of Mars on the year of the horse 10 millenniums ago.

We shouldn't pretend that the meter is not arbitrary as well. The point shouldn't be that the feet is arbitrary. The point should be that imperial systems are highly inconsistent and isn't "nice" to work with.

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ObfuscatedAnswers t1_jc64kmb wrote

Meter isn't random any more. It's specified by the distance light travels in a set amount of time.

The foot however is actually defined based on meter since 1959. As in one third of a yard which is defined as 0.9144m.

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Prunestand OP t1_jc85tun wrote

> Meter isn't random any more. It's specified by the distance light travels in a set amount of time.

Still arbitrary.

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