The only reason metric makes sense is because we have a base-10 counting system, which is a terrible counting system.

Base-60 would be a bit excessive on the quantity of symbols required, but base-12 would be an excellent compromise. If only humans naturally had six fingers on each hand, we likely could have had a much better counting system.

Sadly, the world is already too ingrained with its awful base-10 counting system to even consider changing it now.

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