> If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about.
Well, mine would - and any who didn't could easily figure it out. If you're willing to memorize all the random names the imperial units have, you can afford to remember "deci".
You can say "1 meter 83", and people do.
> If I said a decimeter to any of my friends, they would have no idea what I was talking about.
Well, mine would - and any who didn't could easily figure it out. If you're willing to memorize all the random names the imperial units have, you can afford to remember "deci".