EPTDo you use Imperial or Metric? - Page 18
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firehand101
Australia3152 Posts
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vol_
Australia1608 Posts
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Vinland
Argentina136 Posts
Went to a technical high school, and while we learned the basics of the Imperial system, all we used was the International. Also I do some AutoCad drawings from time to time for an US company, and they also use Metric. I know its hard to figure things out on a system that you didnt grow up with. When someone tells me "that must be 15m away", I can figure exactly that distance in my mind in a second, but if they tell me "must be 20 feet" I just have to make the conversion in my head first, and only when i figure "oh its 6 meters" I can really see it. So while I do think that everyone at this point should be using the International System, I do comprehend why you wouldnt want to. And its not such a big deal anyway. | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
For reference, here's a map where the "standard" countries are red: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://www.designverb.com/wp-content/images/2007/06/Metric_system.jpg) | ||
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Angel_
United States1617 Posts
because technically, metric IS standard. our us measurement is not standard. T_T | ||
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Brosy
United States254 Posts
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
I recommend you to take a ruler and go measure a few diagonals of monitors. You could be surprised. | ||
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Nizaris
Belgium2230 Posts
only time i use inches is for screens. not sure why even here it's all in inches. | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
On December 09 2011 20:59 opisska wrote: I recommend you to take a ruler and go measure a few diagonals of monitors. You could be surprised. All my monitors have correct measurements in inches, but if you have a CRT or other monitor with a rounded screen it won't be correct. | ||
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Starparty
Sweden1963 Posts
On December 09 2011 13:32 Keyboard Warrior wrote: Advantages of Standard 1. Standard goes more naturally with fractions - quarter of a pint, half foot, etc. Technically, you don't say half meter but rather 50 centimeters or 500 millimeters. 2. Standard units are more practical and convenient. No one goes to the grocery to buy 400ml drink, instead, they buy it in 12 ounces. No one buys 5 meters of wood, instead, they buy it is 1x1x12, all in feet. Yes you do  Half meter and half litre or five meters of wood has been the standard way of saying in any country which uses the metric system, which should be the majority of them (?). It only sounds weird because you dont use it Also i see no pros what so ever with any other measuring system. Like in UK they measure weight in stones. Awesome and precise system that  | ||
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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Irratonalys
Germany902 Posts
oh well , its basically metric with more sense. | ||
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skipgamer
Australia701 Posts
On December 09 2011 13:32 Keyboard Warrior wrote: Advantages of Standard 1. Standard goes more naturally with fractions - quarter of a pint, half foot, etc. Technically, you don't say half meter but rather 50 centimeters or 500 millimeters. 2. Standard units are more practical and convenient. No one goes to the grocery to buy 400ml drink, instead, they buy it in 12 ounces. No one buys 5 meters of wood, instead, they buy it is 1x1x12, all in feet. There are no advantages of imperial (or standard as you call it.) You can use fractions with the metric system, half a meter does make sense, quarter of a litre does make sense... it's just that it's easier more often than not to use decimals. For example we have 1.25 litre bottles of soft drink here in australia and it's just quicker and easier to say "one point two five" than "one and one quarter" Also using mm for wood (or other material) measurements makes perfect sense and is quite natural if you're used to it. I don't know where you got 1x1x12 from as that is far from standard. But for example a 2"x4" piece of wood is actually 1-1/2"x3-1/2" so even for wood imperial is pretty messed up. The metric equivalent is 38 x 89 mm, which is really not that hard to imagine if you are used to the metric system. tldr: your "advantages of standard" are just because you come from a country that uses imperial. | ||
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sigma_x
Australia285 Posts
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Metric_system_adoption_map.svg/800px-Metric_system_adoption_map.svg.png Edit: None of your "advantages of standard" are tenable. Most people do say "half a metre"; it is not unheard of to ask for a 400ml bottle, and people do ask for a 5 metre plank of wood in timber and hardware stores. In Australia, the only vestige of the imperial system is in measuring a person's height. Other oddities like measuring the size of a computer screen arise only because the computer screens were intended for an American market. | ||
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Linwelin
Ireland7554 Posts
I live in Europe so I only use metric | ||
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ishboh
United States954 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On December 09 2011 21:29 ishboh wrote: i use standard like a boss. 5280 feet in a mile bro, what's not to make sense? Don't forget the water boiling at 212 degrees Fahrenheit | ||
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DIRESTRAIT
Canada155 Posts
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psychopat
Canada417 Posts
That said, standard is metric just about everywhere in the world besides the US. Imperial is deprecated and annoying because of its complete randomness. | ||
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RoyalCheese
Czech Republic745 Posts
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