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You can use Fibonacci numbers to approximately convert miles to km (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 day ago by cm0002@europe.pub to c/lifehacks@sh.itjust.works

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 36 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Nah, that's too difficult for USAians. They can memorize fibonacci numbers much more easily.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

To be fair, kilometers make a lot more sense to me, as an American. However, everything is written in miles, and everyone speaks in miles. Estimating distance for me is easier in metric, but it isn't really acceptable.

(I play milsims, which is why I'm more used to it. Most Americans have almost zero experience with metric.)

[–] WALLACE@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Be like us Brits and measure short distances in metric, long distances in Imperial, yet struggle to convert between them.

GPS navigation gets frustrating. It's either metric "turn left in 4km" when all road signs and speeds are in miles, or imperial "turn in 200ft" when you have no idea how long 200ft is.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Yeah, people talk shit about Americans using Imperial, but Brits are so fucked up. At least we consistently use one shitty system. Brits are constantly switching between the two, and sometimes even using outdated systems no one else uses. Like, why the fuck do you use stones for body weight, but pounds, ounces, and grams for different measurements of weight? Be consistent at least.

[–] ITGuyLevi@programming.dev 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

I never understood the use of yards for exits over there, but the hardest part was figuring out what my GP meant when he said I needed to lose a couple 'stones'... C'mon, you can't expect me to learn imperial, metric, and whatever the hell that is.

I'm already stuck having to be able to convert between elephants and F-250's because my homeland REFUSES the metric system, now I have to study geology just to figure out how unhealthy I am (actually was, I've lost 40lbs since then).

[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 1 points 23 minutes ago

I think he might’ve been talking about an orchiectomy.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Stones are imperial. There are 14 pounds in a stone. Obviously it's the right unit for people's weight because who wouldn't want to share the weight of a human equally seven ways, eh?

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

My kidney stones are imperial too.

There are 14 pounds in a stone.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Hefty. That's gonna hurt.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

The idea the average Joe even knows of them... (edit: was thinking of Fibonacci, but even km are in doubt these days)

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

Well i was taught about kilometers in school, though i can't speak to today's curriculum...