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i prefer the metric system but wouldnt change over | 3 | 8.82% | |
i prefer the metric system and would be willing to use it daily | 24 | 70.59% | |
i prefer standard system | 7 | 20.59% | |
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12-28-2009, 10:43 PM | #1 |
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just a random thought and curious what everyone else thinks. i think its easier especially using tools, and adding and subtracting fractions is a pain in the ass. i dont know why we are the only country to use it. Last edited by den9; 12-28-2009 at 10:48 PM. |
12-28-2009, 10:57 PM | #3 |
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it would take a lot more to get used to the metric system than it does standard. but thats because its what we all learned i guess. its like anything else, the more you use it the easier it gets. use fractions every day and theyre cake too.
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12-28-2009, 10:58 PM | #4 |
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i would prefer if we switched to the metric system. even though i know its easy, i still get confused with what is what b/c i don't use it every day.
i think you give every US citizen a week of being forced to use it in every day life we could make the switch without an issue. i did just fine w/ it in school, but i haven't touched the stuff in a while (a little bit in astronomy) |
12-29-2009, 12:20 AM | #5 |
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i get confused with large measurements and weights. kilos and meters. i would love to switch.
theres an organization called go metric. theres a fb fan page, this cracked me up Let's increase the popularity of the Metric System in the USA beyond the 9mm bullet! |
12-29-2009, 01:07 AM | #6 |
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I use the metric system for just about everything. Only thing I don't use it for is when I measure the weight of something. Most of the world actually uses the metric system. America and a few others only use the standard system.
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12-29-2009, 03:01 AM | #7 |
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I use both all the time, and convert between the two just as often. With that said, metric is so much simpler. Stubborn americans....
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12-29-2009, 03:21 AM | #8 |
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12-29-2009, 09:17 AM | #9 |
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So no heat in your place? I guess I'll wear a sweater.
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12-29-2009, 03:23 PM | #10 |
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I am used to the metric system first, and when I got into machining more and more, standard has taken some thought. Some people can picture a "few thousandths" - I can picture .1 mm or so haha.
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12-29-2009, 06:07 PM | #11 |
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usa, burma and liberia is the only countries who use standard. i just want to be able to use meters and centimeters at work when doing construction.
* Cargo errors The confusion between pounds (mass) and kilograms sometimes means that aircraft are overloaded. "the shipper's weights had been in kilograms, not pounds, and that, as a result, the aircraft was more than 30,000 pounds overweight".[15] * Gimli Glider In 1983 a Boeing 767 jet ran out of fuel in mid-flight because of two mistakes in figuring the fuel supply of Air Canada's first aircraft to use metric measurements. [16] * Mars Climate Orbiter In 1999 NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because one engineering team used metric units while another used US customary units for a calculation. [17] * Medical errors Medical errors in the US are sometimes attributed to the confusion between grains and grams. A patient received phenobarbital 0.5 grams instead of 0.5 grains (0.03 grams) after the prescriber misread the prescription.[18] |
12-30-2009, 03:39 AM | #13 |
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I wish we would switch. I don't get our system, like seriously who thought that fractions of an inch, then 12 inches then 3 ft then 1760 yards? the ****? working in powers of 10s is the easiest thing ever.
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_System hahaha
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I could go either way on this question, but I honestly don't care lol.... I use metric tools on my car(s) but standard stuff to measure to cook. They both have their +'s and -'s
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The metric system or your penis?
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03-21-2010, 11:39 PM | #17 |
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^^^^^ lol
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