EPTMetric is much simpler imo, but industries are slow to change, so we have to use whatever the industry uses.
Do you use Imperial or Metric? - Page 21
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thesideshow
930 Posts
Metric is much simpler imo, but industries are slow to change, so we have to use whatever the industry uses. | ||
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jacen
Austria3644 Posts
On December 09 2011 14:19 [Agony]x90 wrote: If Americans intends to switch over, it will have to do so very gradually. I would imagine we would have to print both on everything, while teaching metric exclusively in school. Eventually, it might switch over. That won't work. Germany "switched" from PS (Pferdestärke = horse power) to kW for the power unit of automobiles in 1978 (geez ... I'm old, but that even predates me). Since 2009 it is illegal in all of EU to advertise featuring perdominantly PS. Nothing has changed. Everyone here still talks about PS. | ||
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ChibiSage
36 Posts
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DreamChaser
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Copymizer
Denmark2107 Posts
On December 09 2011 20:24 Colour415 wrote: In Canada I find i use metric whenever its important what i'm measuring like if im doing science or math. if i'm just talking about something generally i sometimes unintentionally use imperial, like if a car is ripping down the street ill say "whoa that cars is going a billion miles per hour". i find i use the words mile and kilometer interchangeably. We also use imperial when talking about how tall someone is or how much they weigh. Also use imperial when talking about alcohol, like a 26oz or 40oz of whiskey or something. But whyyyy you're canadian and canada switched to Metric throughout the 60's and 70's like everyone else except USA ofcourse. Why not use metres for height in everyday and kilograms for weight it's just still muuuuch more logic and easy....stupid american influence..lol | ||
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Stiver
Canada285 Posts
Canada Standard is metirc. People say half a meter, or half a click all the time. Or a quater of a metre. Now for my unique input: Almost everything we use is metric. Howevre when measuring weight we use pounds/ounces. When I was in Track and Field doing pole vault, the height we jumped was measured in metres (because it is the national standard) but our approaches we measured out in feet(for obvious convenience reasons). My geenration all use Celsius, because it makes sense, but my parents and people of that age all use ferenheit for some strange reason. Gives some hilarity to asking what the temperature is like outside. | ||
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TheBJ
Bulgaria906 Posts
On December 10 2011 00:53 Stiver wrote: Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, since when is Imperial "Standard"? Canada Standard is metirc. People say half a meter, or half a click all the time. Or a quater of a metre. Now for my unique input: Almost everything we use is metric. Howevre when measuring weight we use pounds/ounces. When I was in Track and Field doing pole vault, the height we jumped was measured in metres (because it is the national standard) but our approaches we measured out in feet(for obvious convenience reasons). My geenration all use Celsius, because it makes sense, but my parents and people of that age all use ferenheit for some strange reason. Gives some hilarity to asking what the temperature is like outside. Since op is american , and its a well known fact that america = the world  | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On December 10 2011 00:55 TheBJ wrote: Since op is american , and its a well known fact that america = the world Also american measurements aren't the same as imperial, which was standardized after the US broke away from the british empire. | ||
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Kwanny
Germany222 Posts
On December 09 2011 23:53 Cirqueenflex wrote: Metric is standard where i live. The only thing we measure in your weird system is computer screens, otherwise there is nothing other than meter, ml etc. Germany used to do that, but nowdays major retailers list computer screens and TV screens in CM. Also, wood that you buy such as "Kantholz" or "Balken" in Germany (google it, if you want to know how it looks like), that you use for e.g. construction of buildings or furniture, they list its measurements in centimeters and meters. Some of them are 30cm, equal to around a foot, but others are like 20, 40 cm, or 1 meter and stuff. | ||
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Sina92
Sweden1303 Posts
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fofa2000
Canada548 Posts
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Newbistic
China2912 Posts
...In reality nobody really "chooses" which system they use. People just use whatever happens to be the established custom. | ||
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Kwanny
Germany222 Posts
On December 10 2011 01:02 Newbistic wrote: I force myself and others to use the metric system in the States. When I go to buy milk I bring liter bottles and pour the milk from the gallon bottle into the liter bottles. Then I tell the cashier I want to buy 3.78 liters of milk. ...In reality nobody really "chooses" which system they use. People just use whatever happens to be the established custom. But people using that system (imperial) are kinda defending their system without really having a proper reason to. | ||
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Imbattable
Germany85 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. 1. You DO say "half a metre", so this is absolutely nonsensical. 2. I would rather buy a litre of milk.How much is an ounce anyway? A litre is easyly defined by a cube of 10x10x10 cm³. To quote wikipedia "The ounce (abbreviated: oz, the old Italian word onza, now spelled oncia; apothecary symbol: ℥) is a unit of mass with several definitions, the most commonly used of which are equal to approximately 28 grams." So yeah, pretty convenient to have a unit that has several definitions... But I would rather say I'm using the SI than metric  | ||
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ishboh
United States954 Posts
On December 10 2011 00:55 TheBJ wrote: Since op is american , and its a well known fact that america = the world thats right it is! 'MERICUH! | ||
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puttputt
Canada240 Posts
I use metric (IS) like the rest of the world. | ||
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NightOfTheDead
Lithuania1711 Posts
Metric is standard all over the world. Hell, in most countries big majority of people dont even know how much ounce is and stuff. And there are no disadvantages of metric, although there are disadvantages in imperial system. Convert me 134 522 feet into inches on the spot? Can you? | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On my job and in any kind of engineering situation, I use metric. For the exact same reasons! Learned science using Joules, meters, kilograms, g-moles, the works. Easy scientific notation conversions for the very big numbers and the very small. Easy to remember. Regardless, find myself using that 1.609 km in a mile and 3.785 liters / gallon and 2.205 lb / kg (Strangely, I think in practice I remember 453.6 grams / pound faster and just do the necessary conversions to use that one) | ||
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Carras
Argentina860 Posts
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. both of theese are lies, metric goes perfectly well with fractions too , half a liter, half a meter , etc..use it all the time, it just depends if you are used to metric or not.. number 2 is really stupid,if you live in a country that uses metric, of course you are gonna walk in and ask for "half a liter" of milk, or 5 metres of wood.... thats just related to what you use in your country so,basically you just said why is standar good ? "becouse we use it and are used to it =)" | ||
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Zoler
Sweden6339 Posts
Imperial Units are pretty dumb, well I don't think I can add anything more that other people didn't really write.. | ||
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