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The metric system is based on multiples of 10, and human math tends to work well with multiples of 10. Just think how easy it is to do 8 x 100 in your head, versus 8 x 193.

This means you don't have to remember that there are 12 inches in a foot, or 5280 feet in a Also, water freezes at 0 and boils at 100. I have no idea how anyone developed a system where this is not the case.

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