>That pretty much sums up how I view arguments about metric vs. imperial measurement systems.
One argument I will make in favor of imperial: feet (when divided into inches) are easy to divide into thirds because it's base 12 instead of base 10. This makes a a lot of things (especially in construction, woodworking, and others) a lot easier. Of course it has a whole boatload of downsides to go along with it, but that's one real and tangible benefit to imperial over metric that I've experienced.
One argument I will make in favor of imperial: feet (when divided into inches) are easy to divide into thirds because it's base 12 instead of base 10. This makes a a lot of things (especially in construction, woodworking, and others) a lot easier. Of course it has a whole boatload of downsides to go along with it, but that's one real and tangible benefit to imperial over metric that I've experienced.