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A related gripe of mine is when precision magically appears when conversions occur. 2.2 stone is 14 Kg if you maintain the same precision.

I think in part that contributes to the metric system being perceived as complicated.

- "Keep heater 3 feet (0.91 meter) away from flammable items"

vs.

- "Keep heater 3 feet (1 meter) away from flammable items"

I didn't think there was really anyone who actually thinks that the metric system is more complicated than the imperial one.

Yes good point. Especially when the difference is not significant.

I wonder if this is what caused the error in the article?

Where they use 0.6 grams in one place, and 1 gram in another place. That's quite a difference.