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At 11/24/06 08:06 PM, Frenzy wrote: Well, first of all, for people in careers where measurement is of necessity (construction, etc.) this would make there jobs A LOT simpler. Seriously, the metric system is just waaay simpler, which is good for everybody, I think.

I can't agree more. In fact, I am Canadian. Don't bullshit me, the Metric system works helluva lot better. Oh, by the way, the only thing I like is the words they use in imperial system like feet or yards or miles. But I use a calculator to calculate those kinds of stuff.

At 12/12/06 10:38 PM, fallen-son wrote: why not, it makes sense

Exactly!

In Ireland we changed our speed signs and road distances a few years ago (to metric), and i tell you it's a LOT easier

I'm in EMIT at my school. While I can say we must use metric for TINY measurements(like Centimeters) It would be a DISASTOR if we had to use metric for everything. 2X4 would be 200X400 5 pounds would be like 6100 grams and a foot of marble would be 58CM of marble. I AM AWARE the conversions are false, but still, It would be a LOT more difficult to say 6100 grams of cement as opposed to 5 pounds of cement. Machines would have to be even more fine tuned and they would be put under a lot more stress . It would cost the whole nation BILLIONS in order to change EVERYTHING EFFECTIVELY into Metric. In case you didn't know what EMIT is it's for future engineers, architects, and mechanics. The day America speaks metric will be the day Jesus returns!

At 12/25/06 06:37 AM, Shawtey wrote: yeah... where thew fuck did 212 and 32 come from?

0 degrees Farenheit is the lowest temperature achieveable by a salt/water mixture before it freezes. In the real world, that translates to the temperature at which road salt ceases to function. 100 degrees Farenheit is the approximately the hottest summer temperature reached in England during the Enlightenment era.

212 and 32 are coincidental-- the boil of water is entirely irrelevant because you're dead if it gets that hot (and that's only the boiling point at sea level). The 32 is only important as an approximate value-- water will begin to freeze at higher temperatures and remain a liquid at lower temperatures; the ground temperature also influences the freezing of water, but that rarely is measured.

The point of the Imperial system is that it is based on human experience, something every human can relate to and easily deal with, while Metric is based on two points almost completely irrelevant outside of science. Kelvin is much better than Celcius in terms of science, though, so even for that use Metric is flawed.

100 and 0 makes alot of since ... this way when im talking to a Canadian friend and i go god damn its 104 degrees outside they wont think water is boiling when in reality its just fucking hot...

What kind of idiot would make that mistake? You're dead by 60 degrees Celcius. Humans will never experience that temperature.

Just out of curioustity, do you even know how many countries in the world are not metric?

Anyway, the US did try to go metric once, in the 1970's. But it cost a lot of money to replace road signs, educate people in metric, and replace all goverment mesurements into metric. Plus, US schools teach kids in standerd, so how many accidents would happen on the road when someone thinks the speed limit sign is in mph? They could go 100mph because the road sign said 100kph. They should be going the equivelent of 60mph (100kph). Going 100mph, someone could get killed or injured. The US population is 300,000,000. How many would be killed in speed related accidents?

At 12/28/06 07:21 AM, The-evil-bucket wrote: stuff

Simply replace mph dashboards with kph dashboards in all cars, or as many as you can.

At 12/28/06 07:53 AM, Denta wrote:

At 12/28/06 07:21 AM, The-evil-bucket wrote: stuff

Simply replace mph dashboards with kph dashboards in all cars, or as many as you can.

Car speedometers already have kph on them. The problem is when someone forgets that all the speed limits are in kph.

At 12/28/06 07:16 AM, The-evil-bucket wrote: Just out of curioustity, do you even know how many countries in the world are not metric?

I think it might just be the USA, but I'm not sure...

At 11/25/06 10:08 AM, SirLebowski wrote: but think about the car spedometers. =(

Easy, whatever number on the sign is, dont let the little needle go past that same number.......

At 12/28/06 07:16 AM, The-evil-bucket wrote: Just out of curioustity, do you even know how many countries in the world are not metric?

Three. The United States, Liberia, and Myanmar.

According to:
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/internat. htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system

On a side note, I do think we would be better off if we used the Roman mile instead of the English mile. I think 1000 double steps (5000 feet) is a nicer number for the weak of mind who find math too challenging. If we still used the rod, 5280 would make sense, though.

At 12/13/06 09:10 AM, bcdemon wrote: Metric is easier to use. Nuff said.

Exactly.

At 11/24/06 11:59 PM, Draconias wrote: Metric is not well-suited to everyday applications.

I've lived with the Metric system all my life. I don't find it clumsy.

Celsius sucks for temperature, since it is far more compressed than Farenheit and lacks the fine differences that humans distinctly notice.

Don't know what you're talking about. I can tell just fine how hot\cold it is outside by hearing what the temperature is.

Meters suck for measuring small (human-size) objects because it is too large

A meter is about as long as an adult human's arm. Or a long step. Sounds too large for ya?

It isn't worth the effort because learning the systems requires an insignificant amount of effort. Is it really that hard to remember:
12 inches = 1 foot,
3 feet = 1 yard,
5280 feet = 1 mile
660 feet = 1 furlong = 1/8 mile
(The last one is optional)

As opposed to different powers of 10. Yes, your system is a lot more difficult. Please tell me, of the top of your head, how many inches there are in one mile? With the Metric system I can convert nanometres into kilometres in second.

Also, don't forget that the Metric system allows for easy conversion between different kinds of measurments. One kilogram of water = one liter = one cubic metre. Since you can easily convert each of these to smaller and larger measures, you can deduce how many grams of water take up 20 decalitres or 2 cubic milimetres.

We really do need to get on board with this stuff, beccause it's incredibly stupid of us to not use measurements that the entire world does. Fortunately, though, I've found that in school now all measurements are metric, but when I was little, it was Standard (ironic how we call it "Standard"). So I guess we are changing for the better.

At 2/16/07 11:21 PM, Dr-Worm wrote: We really do need to get on board with this stuff, beccause it's incredibly stupid of us to not use measurements that the entire world does. Fortunately, though, I've found that in school now all measurements are metric, but when I was little, it was Standard (ironic how we call it "Standard"). So I guess we are changing for the better.

Your profile says you live in NY. Honestly, who the fuck cares? It's New York. A shit city to say the least.

Yes, because one of the biggest cities, richest cities, and the unofficial capitol of the world is a very "shit city". Besides, I don't even live in the city.

At 2/16/07 11:41 PM, Dr-Worm wrote: Yes, because one of the biggest cities, richest cities, and the unofficial capitol of the world is a very "shit city". Besides, I don't even live in the city.

Oh i'm sorry. I mean the people who live in or around there.

You're in Arizona, which does not contain any of the 3 to 4 important areas of the country, so what you say matters little to me :)

At 2/17/07 12:12 AM, Dr-Worm wrote: You're in Arizona, which does not contain any of the 3 to 4 important areas of the country, so what you say matters little to me :)

And yet, you keep responding.

Touche, douche.

This bores me, who's up for a game of basketball?

At 2/17/07 12:15 AM, Dr-Worm wrote: Touche, douche.

This bores me, who's up for a game of basketball?

*swish*

Yeeeah, I just dunk'd dat shit right up in your grill, biotch! Mah skillz just placed me 5 feet off mah concrete to slam that mo-fo' 13ft right above your face! Can you calculate that in meters homeboy?

The metric system is awesome with tools. Picking out sockets in mm is so much easier then inches.

Seriously, fuck inches for socket sets, anyone that occasionally uses these kinds of tools would agree.

Erm gee, do you have a 3/16 socket, oh wait no, I need a 17/32, or wait, make that a 7/16!

Two hookers and an eight ball