Recent content by SnakeSpawn

I am an aerospace engineer, so I deal with advanced mathematics and physics. I use both Metric and Imperial Systems on a regular basis. I've found that rounding errors can be greatly reduced when using the Imperial System, at least in university where work was often done by hand. In industry, we...

I like the Imperial system when it deals with length. Why? - Because it revolves around 2 and 3 (or 12). There are 12 inches in a foot (12 = 2*2*3). There are 5280 feet in a mile (one 3 and several 2s). Why does this matter? - Because of fractions! I prefer to do math in my my...

F-word --> Fruitcake. To me, that's fouler than any cuss word. God D*** It! --> God Bless It. Seems to be more productive. Murphy's Law! Is often applicable.