well I mean technically a meter is a measuring device while a metre is the measurement so in the same way the american uses their foot you could say we use a meter to measure things

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

wait, do they actually use their feet to measure things?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I've seen it done. Not for precision, but for rough estimates, I've seen someone toe-heel their way across a job site. Honestly, that and the fact that an inch is usually pretty close to the length of a finger knuckle are really the biggest redeeming qualities of the imperial system in terms of making quick length guesstimates

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

no I highly doubt anyone does that but that's what the meme here implies as a funny haha

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Nah I've definitely done a quick heel-toe walk across an area to get a ballpark of distance. Along with basically any other body part I could reasonably use to measure something when I don't have a tape measure on me at that moment.

I've also previously measured and I know that for example my bare foot is about 11 inches long heel to toe and that my shoe makes it about 12. I could do exactly the same thing with metric.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

The English do. Most other European do use meters.