EPTOn December 10 2011 04:40 kafkaesque wrote:
I use standard, which is metric.
I use standard, which is metric.
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Do you use Imperial or Metric? - Page 25
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indecision
Germany818 Posts
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oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
On December 10 2011 02:06 RoosterSamurai wrote: I currently use standard, but I would love to learn the metric system. so you are currently using SI and now want to learn the same system? | ||
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DwmC_Foefen
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gyth
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What makes "nanometer" so much easier to remember and comprehend than "10^-9 meters"? It is better because they are on the same scale. I know how many nm are in a meter. But I might need to look up how many meters are in an AU, Ly or parsec. Referring to a star as 2 solar masses is more meaningful than 4e30 kg. One thousand kilograms should be a megagram, not a tonne. P.S. 30 miles = 50 km, unless your teacher skipped the chapter about significant digits. | ||
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llKenZyll
United States853 Posts
I wish America used the metric system like the rest of the world, though. Makes no sense and it makes us look silly. EDIT: BTW I thought Standard was Kelvin and such? If not then my 8th grade science teacher LIED | ||
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Fontong
United States6454 Posts
On December 10 2011 03:17 tofucake wrote: What? Maybe where you live. Temperatures vary wildly across the US. Try telling someone from Arizona that it's rarely over 100F and they will laugh in your face. What a strange thing to say, really. I'm aware that there are different climates around the world. The idea of the system still applies, as everything above 100 is really hot. | ||
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Shai
Canada806 Posts
On December 10 2011 05:22 gyth wrote: P.S. 30 miles = 50 km, unless your teacher skipped the chapter about significant digits. Why would anyone outside of the US have to learn conversions to an outdated system? Did your teacher tell you how many miles are in a parasang? No, because that would be useless information. That being said, why do Americans, who shunned the monarchy, use a monarch's system of measurement? | ||
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imPermanenCe
Netherlands595 Posts
That's at least my experience. | ||
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Childplay
Canada263 Posts
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DeadBull
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micronesia
United States24768 Posts
On December 10 2011 05:32 Fontong wrote: What a strange thing to say, really. I'm aware that there are different climates around the world. The idea of the system still applies, as everything above 100 is really hot. I prefer Fahrenheit a bit also, but for a different reason. I find the resolution of Celsius is a bit too coarse; one degree Fahrenheit is a good fundamental measure of temperature for me. Other than that I usually prefer metric (aside from the greater difficulty I sometimes have easily visualizing a metric measurement). | ||
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Troublesome
United Kingdom522 Posts
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Yurie
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Chimpalimp
United States1135 Posts
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
On December 10 2011 05:52 micronesia wrote: I prefer Fahrenheit a bit also, but for a different reason. I find the resolution of Celsius is a bit too coarse; one degree Fahrenheit is a good fundamental measure of temperature for me. Other than that I usually prefer metric (aside from the greater difficulty I sometimes have easily visualizing a metric measurement). i struggle to believe you can tell the difference of 1 Fahrenheit | ||
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Myles
United States5162 Posts
On December 10 2011 06:00 Chimpalimp wrote: I am an engineering student in the US, and I have no love for the standard system whatsoever. I think it is unnecessary and more of an impedance than an aid. Most measurement work and calculations are done in metric, its just converted to standard because its a stupid standard. As far as I see it, the only logical reason why the US still uses standard is because it will probably be a hassle to switch everything to metric. It's because for the average person the difference is negligible and the cost involved in converting would be astronomical. | ||
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Magic_Mike
United States542 Posts
Player: How far away is the monster? Me: 30 meters or so. Player: WTF??? | ||
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Ramong
Denmark1706 Posts
On December 10 2011 05:44 imPermanenCe wrote: Probably has been mentioned a few times already. It mostly depends on where you're living. US/UK use Standard mostly, whereas EU (and maybe other continents) use Metric. That's at least my experience. The metric system is used in most of the world, not just Europe. Even UK has the metric system as its official, though the Imperial system is still used there. The only reason I can see that the US shouldn't use the metric system is as many other in here have said that it would be a big bother to convert to metric :p | ||
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ZasZ.
United States2911 Posts
On December 10 2011 05:40 Shai wrote: Why would anyone outside of the US have to learn conversions to an outdated system? Did your teacher tell you how many miles are in a parasang? No, because that would be useless information. That being said, why do Americans, who shunned the monarchy, use a monarch's system of measurement? ? What? He's talking about significant figures, not the actual conversion multiplier. Everybody should be familiar with sig figs, not depending on the system of units they use. And we use the english system of units because it's what our infrastructure is built on. Metric is more intuitive (as long as you didn't grow up on English) but that's not a good enough reason to force American industry to buy all new equipment and change their operating procedures. Conversion is not difficult when working internationally, so I fail to see the problem. This is just the way things are. | ||
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Atlas247
Canada318 Posts
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