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[โ€“] Automated_Handprint@lemmy.fmhy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Round numbers are easier to remember.

[โ€“] ted@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Not only round numbers, but 0 and 100!

0 is obviously a very distinct number.

We use 100 for percentages, money, and all sorts of things.

As someone who wasn't raised in the imperial system, I always have to try to remember if it's 32 or 34. I doubt anyone who hears about the metric system is wondering whether it's 0 or something else like 2 or 10 or whatever.