I’m slowly trying to convert myself to metric. Temperature is a hard one for me because it’s so ingrained in my psyche.
Length is easier. 440mm is much easier than 17 21/64 in. Plus all the CAD software I use is easy to switch to metric. Weight isn’t hard either since most of the maker things I use (filament/resin) are in metric. My doctor’s office even weighs me in kg thinking they can sneak it by me. I know what 92.4kg is you cheeky bastards.
I’m an American, but one with an education and an appreciation for the one true system, SI, which is pretty close to metric.
Meters and kilograms make total sense to me, even if I’m conditioned to think in feet and pounds. But temperatures in Celsius just don’t click. I have to consciously try to remember some equivalent Fahrenheit values to get a feel for it.
If you told me the barometric pressure in Pascals I’d literally understand that more quickly, since I deal with pressure measurements and settings at work.
Yeah I don’t use pressure that much so no “muscle memory” to confuse me. And come to think of it I use metric torque (N•m … well more like N•cm with the stepper motors I use).
I always thought SI was the modern metric system and not the antiquated thing the French came up with 200 years ago.
I am the same way. For me I just memorized 2 C to F conversions and work it as a relativity from there. 22C is about 72F, the perfect inside temp to me. Then because I live in a hot place my other anchor is 40C being 104F. To me that is the threshold going from “fuck this is hot” to “shitty hot, avoid outside”.
I would recommend just memorizing some key anchor points that are normal for your climate and learning from those.
That’s a very good idea. I may start doing that. I should convert my home thermostat but I’m pretty sure my wife would balk at it being set to “so cold” (23°C or so)
I’m slowly trying to convert myself to metric. Temperature is a hard one for me because it’s so ingrained in my psyche.
Length is easier. 440mm is much easier than 17 21/64 in. Plus all the CAD software I use is easy to switch to metric. Weight isn’t hard either since most of the maker things I use (filament/resin) are in metric. My doctor’s office even weighs me in kg thinking they can sneak it by me. I know what 92.4kg is you cheeky bastards.
Yeah, temperature is weird like that.
I’m an American, but one with an education and an appreciation for the one true system, SI, which is pretty close to metric.
Meters and kilograms make total sense to me, even if I’m conditioned to think in feet and pounds. But temperatures in Celsius just don’t click. I have to consciously try to remember some equivalent Fahrenheit values to get a feel for it.
If you told me the barometric pressure in Pascals I’d literally understand that more quickly, since I deal with pressure measurements and settings at work.
Yeah I don’t use pressure that much so no “muscle memory” to confuse me. And come to think of it I use metric torque (N•m … well more like N•cm with the stepper motors I use).
I always thought SI was the modern metric system and not the antiquated thing the French came up with 200 years ago.
I am the same way. For me I just memorized 2 C to F conversions and work it as a relativity from there. 22C is about 72F, the perfect inside temp to me. Then because I live in a hot place my other anchor is 40C being 104F. To me that is the threshold going from “fuck this is hot” to “shitty hot, avoid outside”.
I would recommend just memorizing some key anchor points that are normal for your climate and learning from those.
That’s a very good idea. I may start doing that. I should convert my home thermostat but I’m pretty sure my wife would balk at it being set to “so cold” (23°C or so)
For april fools one year I released a drawing package in metric. Merriment was had.
Mostly by me.