lol. Yeah. But I mean… “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” is a much catchier title than “80,000,000 Meters Under the Sea.”
“He inched towards his prey…” sounds a lot better than “He centimetered towards his prey…” or he “25.4 millimetered towards his prey..”
So I suppose imperial/standard units do posses a poetry that metric units more often lack- at least in English.
IIn Ancient Egypt they would measure things like fabrics by "cubits" which is the length from your middle fingertip to your elbow. So when shopping for fabrics, families would send their tallest members to get a better deal!
“He inched towards his prey…” sounds a lot better than “He centimetered towards his prey…” or he “25.4 millimetered towards his prey..”
So I suppose imperial/standard units do posses a poetry that metric units more often lack- at least in English.