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bonsai_spool 2 days ago

> A pound is 16 ounces, which can be divided 4 times without involving any fractions. Try that with metric.

1000 g, 500 g, 250 g, 125 g

I also don't understand the fear around fractions - we deal with halves, quarters and fifths all the time in the natural world.

its_magic 2 days ago | parent [-]

> I also don't understand the fear around fractions - we deal with halves, quarters and fifths all the time in the natural world.

Yes, and a certain fast food company found that their 1/3 lb burgers weren't selling well, because their idiot customers can't maff too good and thought 1/4 was bigger than 1/3.