Metric is scientific, media units are relatable. 355 CC’s with a mass of roughly 360 kgs is hardly easy to visualize compared to 3 elephants on a scale next to a can of Dr Pepper.
Metric is perfectly relatable for anyone growing up using it. This is just you outing yourself as USAmerican.
P.S. We would use Litres, which everyone has a concept of (Everyone has seen a 1 litre carton of milk) and is easily converted to/ from cubic cm (1000 cm^3 = 1 L = 1000 mL).
Yes. And “baby elephant” is also a vague term to begin with. I imagine a 1 week old elefant weighs a lot less than a 20 week old one. How long is an elephant considered a baby? I have no idea.
Metric is scientific, media units are relatable. 355 CC’s with a mass of roughly 360 kgs is hardly easy to visualize compared to 3 elephants on a scale next to a can of Dr Pepper.
Metric is perfectly relatable for anyone growing up using it. This is just you outing yourself as USAmerican.
P.S. We would use Litres, which everyone has a concept of (Everyone has seen a 1 litre carton of milk) and is easily converted to/ from cubic cm (1000 cm^3 = 1 L = 1000 mL).
While this is probably the reason they do this, I hate that they don’t mention the correct number before giving a “relatable” example.
I know what 355 cm^3 is roughly. And I know how much sth. Weighs in kg.
I don’t know how heavy a elephant baby is. Wtf?
Yes. And “baby elephant” is also a vague term to begin with. I imagine a 1 week old elefant weighs a lot less than a 20 week old one. How long is an elephant considered a baby? I have no idea.