> For measurements around the room? Inches is a pretty good unit. CM is too small, DM is too big
Can you perhaps elucidate further on which 'Measurements around the room' require multiples of 2.5cm units to describe, and that fail with 1cm units.
> There is a reason 90% of tabletop wargames ...
So:
a) tabletop wargames are not the way we evaluate the convenience of our measurement systems, and
b) you just said 90%.
90%
90 / 100
How wonderful is it to use a ratio that world+dog totally, immediately, nay intuitively understands -- a ratio of a given number to the fixed value of 100.
For people genuinely committed to factors of 8, 12, 16, 60 etc -- how can they be comfortable with percentages? It's a betrayal!
Surely fractions of, I don't know, let's say, a gross (144) would be more natural.
144 = 12 x 12 -- so you instantly have all the benefits of 12, multiplied by another 12. What's not to love?
Rather than saying 90%, you could more naturally say 130/144 (okay, that's only approximately 90% -- it's actually 90.27777...%) but as you say, base 10 numbers are difficult to properly convey your true intent, so you can come up with a better number there.
Can you perhaps elucidate further on which 'Measurements around the room' require multiples of 2.5cm units to describe, and that fail with 1cm units.
> There is a reason 90% of tabletop wargames ...
So:
a) tabletop wargames are not the way we evaluate the convenience of our measurement systems, and
b) you just said 90%.
90%
90 / 100
How wonderful is it to use a ratio that world+dog totally, immediately, nay intuitively understands -- a ratio of a given number to the fixed value of 100.
For people genuinely committed to factors of 8, 12, 16, 60 etc -- how can they be comfortable with percentages? It's a betrayal!
Surely fractions of, I don't know, let's say, a gross (144) would be more natural.
144 = 12 x 12 -- so you instantly have all the benefits of 12, multiplied by another 12. What's not to love?
Rather than saying 90%, you could more naturally say 130/144 (okay, that's only approximately 90% -- it's actually 90.27777...%) but as you say, base 10 numbers are difficult to properly convey your true intent, so you can come up with a better number there.