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On December 10 2011 11:41 sambour wrote:
School in metric. Groceries in metric. Thermostat, speedometer, maps, metric. Lumber, hardware, and talking to old people in imperial :/
TALKING TO OLD PEOPLE
LOOOOL!
xDDD
metric ftw
why would anyone be 6 foots tall, when is ever a foot a kind of measurement
a meter is always a meter... and yes, for OP, we do use "half a meter" or "a meter and a half"
"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."
dude, a standard coca cola can is 350cc, and the rest are half a liter, liter, liter and a half, 2 liters, 2 liters and a half, 3 liters...
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On December 10 2011 12:28 SikarioLais wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2011 11:41 sambour wrote:
School in metric. Groceries in metric. Thermostat, speedometer, maps, metric. Lumber, hardware, and talking to old people in imperial :/ TALKING TO OLD PEOPLE LOOOOL! xDDD metric ftw why would anyone be 6 foots tall, when is ever a foot a kind of measurement a meter is always a meter... and yes, for OP, we do use "half a meter" or "a meter and a half" "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." dude, a standard coca cola can is 350cc, and the rest are half a liter, liter, liter and a half, 2 liters, 2 liters and a half, 3 liters...
bear in mind that for americans 12 is easier to memorise than 400
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For any kind of calculations the metric system is far superior. Also for us who grew up with using the metric system it feels just as natural to use as well. Playing as as a kid we shouted "omg you jumped almost 1m" not "omg you jumped 3ft".
As we become more and more reliant on technology the metric system will spread as well, and I'm pretty sure it won't take that many years until the metric system is standard in USA as well.
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On December 10 2011 12:28 SikarioLais wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2011 11:41 sambour wrote:
School in metric. Groceries in metric. Thermostat, speedometer, maps, metric. Lumber, hardware, and talking to old people in imperial :/ TALKING TO OLD PEOPLE LOOOOL! xDDD metric ftw why would anyone be 6 foots tall, when is ever a foot a kind of measurement a meter is always a meter... and yes, for OP, we do use "half a meter" or "a meter and a half" "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." dude, a standard coca cola can is 350cc, and the rest are half a liter, liter, liter and a half, 2 liters, 2 liters and a half, 3 liters...
They use ounces for drink cans? Geez, I now realise that if I went to America, I would probably shit my pants in confusion.
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On December 10 2011 12:32 saltywet wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2011 12:28 SikarioLais wrote:On December 10 2011 11:41 sambour wrote:
School in metric. Groceries in metric. Thermostat, speedometer, maps, metric. Lumber, hardware, and talking to old people in imperial :/ TALKING TO OLD PEOPLE LOOOOL! xDDD metric ftw why would anyone be 6 foots tall, when is ever a foot a kind of measurement a meter is always a meter... and yes, for OP, we do use "half a meter" or "a meter and a half" "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." dude, a standard coca cola can is 350cc, and the rest are half a liter, liter, liter and a half, 2 liters, 2 liters and a half, 3 liters... bear in mind that for americans 12 is easier to memorise than 400
what about 40 cl drinks or 4 dl drinks?
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On December 10 2011 12:33 Lekebil wrote:
For any kind of calculations the metric system is far superior. Also for us who grew up with using the metric system it feels just as natural to use as well. Playing as as a kid we shouted "omg you jumped almost 1m" not "omg you jumped 3ft".
As we become more and more reliant on technology the metric system will spread as well, and I'm pretty sure it won't take that many years until the metric system is standard in USA as well.
i'd think in 20-50 years golbalization will be at a point where the US can switch and it wouldn't be as big as a deal. i mean most things are in both US standard and metric and schools teach metric as well. But US and official things never go well, hell english isn't the official language of the US (we don't have one)
On December 10 2011 12:33 Bobble wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2011 12:28 SikarioLais wrote:On December 10 2011 11:41 sambour wrote:
School in metric. Groceries in metric. Thermostat, speedometer, maps, metric. Lumber, hardware, and talking to old people in imperial :/ TALKING TO OLD PEOPLE LOOOOL! xDDD metric ftw why would anyone be 6 foots tall, when is ever a foot a kind of measurement a meter is always a meter... and yes, for OP, we do use "half a meter" or "a meter and a half" "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." dude, a standard coca cola can is 350cc, and the rest are half a liter, liter, liter and a half, 2 liters, 2 liters and a half, 3 liters... They use ounces for drink cans? Geez, I now realise that if I went to America, I would probably shit my pants in confusion.
Why do you buy drinks based on how much volume they have in precise numbers? I do it based on how big it looks...
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On December 10 2011 12:02 Lebesgue wrote:Show nested quote +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. This just sounds so ignorant. Just because in US you don't use liters doesn't mean that in other countries people don't use them either. Actually in majority of countries you will go and buy 0.5 liter bottles of drink. It sounds super odd to me to go and ask for 12 ounces drink. I have no idea even how much it is.
Yeah and it was like i said no ones going to buy 3.7L of paint/milk.
I ment just in north america.
I guess i should state that its "inertia" as someone else said.
paint will be sold in gallons.
I think the ounces thing is fading out in canada.
coffee etc sizes are still listed in ounces but bottles and cans all say ml.
When i picture an ounce i picture a shot.
how many ml in a shot?
edit: also my height is in feet and inches i have no idea how tall i am in meters.
any distance over land tho is in kilometers.
ladders and house sizes are in feet too... hmm... canada is weird.
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i would rather use Metric.. but i use standard :/ metric is just so much more simple to convert.
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Hey, the British made the units!
The British also started calling football soccer as well.
Americans get all the blame!
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I prefer the imperial system, so long as it stays in the US. It's great to make fun of.
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My theory is that the US government hasn't changed because its part of the tourism experience. Thats half the allure of America! Getting to drive on the opposite side of the road and now you can brag to your fellow metric system users how you tried to buy a kilogram of apples but instead got a pound of Apples! Vice Versa for Americans.
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I think the only people who actively complain about the imperial system are non-Americans and teachers.
I understand why the metric system is superior, but I can't fathom why anybody would give 2 shits about it other than those 2 classes of people.
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On December 10 2011 13:35 DreamChaser wrote:
My theory is that the US government hasn't changed because its part of the tourism experience. Thats half the allure of America! Getting to drive on the opposite side of the road and now you can brag to your fellow metric system users how you tried to buy a kilogram of apples but instead got a pound of Apples! Vice Versa for Americans.
You do know that right side traffic is the majority of roads in the world and the majority of countries. People just think left hand is all of europe because of the UK and they also know japan is the same so they just assume it's the same across the whole world like it is with metric. Or maybe it's because of the steering wheel on the right side(which i never got i prefer to shift witch i never understood my right hand dominate hand)
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On December 09 2011 13:43 Keyboard Warrior wrote:Show nested quote +On December 09 2011 13:38 Ryndika wrote:I'm from country that doesn't use standard but when I'm drawing I think about things in feets and inches. I have no idea why, though, heheh. I wonder if in USA where you use standard, you also use metric? No one buys 5 meters of wood, instead, they buy it is 1x1x12, all in feet. but that's using 3rd dimension also, right? please tell me where i can buy 0.3x0.3x3.6 meter wood
Well...
Anywhere around the world except NA and the UK?
Hey dude World != Your country
Americans....
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metric. my length and girth seem larger to me in metric cuz the numbers are bigger
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What did I start in here on my previous post... Sigh, what I meant was, measurements are relative because we base them on references we observe or use. The speed of light in a vacuum of space moves at this speed... well it's no good for measuring if you got no references to measure it with. You can measure it by seconds, but what do you measure seconds with. Then what do you use to measure the measurement of seconds, etc... get my point. We all have to have references to start somewhere in measurements.
The alien part of my comment is about those who feel that one specific measurement system is superior to another when they are both still relative to their references used to measure them. If an alien species comes to Earth, they wouldn't really give a damn about what we use to measure stuff in the universe really, they'll probably just use theirs.
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My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it
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On December 10 2011 13:27 phant wrote:
Hey, the British made the units!
The British also started calling football soccer as well.
Americans get all the blame!
You can tell me all the things you want but I'll never believe that the term 'soccer' was invented in UK. I don't think there's a more popular sport in UK (in the world (with proper Clarkson pause)) than football.
A few FIFA affiliates have recently "normalized" to using "Football", including: - Australia's association football governing body changed its name in 2007 from using "soccer" to "football"
- New Zealand also changed in 2007, saying "the international game is called football."
- Samoa changed from "Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation" to "Football Federation Samoa" in 2009.
US of A, we're waiting for you...
Also, Americans diverted from Imperial units quite a while ago...
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On December 10 2011 14:29 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On December 10 2011 13:27 phant wrote:
Hey, the British made the units!
The British also started calling football soccer as well.
Americans get all the blame! You can tell me all the things you want but I'll never believe that the term 'soccer' was invented in UK. I don't think there's a more popular sport in UK (in the world (with proper Clarkson pause)) than football. Also, Americans diverted from Imperial units quite a while ago...
The rules of association football were codified in the United Kingdom by the Football Association in 1863, and the name association football was coined to distinguish the game from the other versions of football played at the time, such as rugby football. The word soccer is a colloquial abbreviation of association (from assoc.) and first appeared in the 1880s. An early usage found in an English 1892 periodical.[1]
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I blame the US's stubborness on football.
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