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Trying to convert this pride of the SI units, the metric system, and the base of 10 in general into something useful,
I suggest we start using the following units. 
1 dd (deciday) = 2hours 24min
1 cd (centiday) = 14min 24sec
1 md (miliday) = 86.4sec = 1min 26.4sec
1 µd (microday) = 0.0864sec
or in the other direction:
1 hour = 4.1666... cd (just less than half a dd)
1 minute = 0.69444... md
1 second = 11.574...µd
Easy right?!?
- I got almost 200 action per milliday (Apmd), how about you guys? :D
- can you max out in less than a cd?
- omg, still a dd left till the tourney starts, can't wait... 
- saw that map awareness? pulled his drone just a few microdays after the drop!
This is the future! saw it here first.
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On January 10 2012 18:58 Sindriss wrote:Show nested quote +On January 10 2012 18:48 Battleship789 wrote:
There is a reason why some of us in the United States refer to the Imperial system as the "American Standard System"...
Personally, I use a mixture of the two, generally Imperial for human measurements (height, weight, etc.) and distances, with metric for most everything else. The reason being that you think US is the center of the world? Why else would it be "standard".
Sigh... sometimes I don't get this attitude. Oh well...
The joke runs from the acronym that "American Standard System" creates, as it is a terrible measurement system. I guess I should have bolded the first letters, but I thought that might be too heavy handed...
Edit: Because I saw something on this earlier...the calibration scale for Fahrenheit is based off of the triple point of water, to clear up where it gets its (not very good) measurements from.
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i thought this was about skyrim go IMPERIAL!
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On January 11 2012 18:01 SUSUGAM wrote:can you measure out for me, exactly 1/6th of a meter? or 1/3rd, 1/12, 1/18th, etc? this is the only place that standard wins, albeit rare.
0.167m, 16.7cm, 167mm, 166667um and so on...
0.333m, 33.3cm, 333mm, 333333um and so on...
0.083m, 8.3cm, 83mm, 83333um and so on...
0.056m, 5.6cm, 56mm, 55556um and so on...
Seems pretty easy to me
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On January 12 2012 14:18 KnT wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2012 18:01 SUSUGAM wrote:can you measure out for me, exactly 1/6th of a meter? or 1/3rd, 1/12, 1/18th, etc? this is the only place that standard wins, albeit rare. 0.167m, 16.7cm, 167mm, 166667um and so on... 0.333m, 33.3cm, 333mm, 333333um and so on... 0.083m, 8.3cm, 83mm, 83333um and so on... 0.056m, 5.6cm, 56mm, 55556um and so on... Seems pretty easy to me
lol, gave me a good laugh
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On January 15 2012 01:05 Balian wrote:![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/bbwDV.png)
Sometimes even simple pictures are worth thousands of words.
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On January 12 2012 03:43 Rednaxela_19 wrote:
I live in the U.S. but after taking a few physics courses in college, I've realized how much more sense the metric system makes compared to the standard. Idk why we use feet and inches T.T
Even metric sucks in that respect. Much better to use some kind of natural system where c=1, G=1, hbar=1 etc.
Basically units are completely arbirary and we shouldn't get too attached to them.
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On January 11 2012 00:36 Jibba wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2012 00:08 mcc wrote:On January 10 2012 22:23 ShatterZer0 wrote:
Standard. Because I live in America and speaking in meters just makes me sound like a pompous asshole...
It's just where you live... I will not concede that Celsius is better than Fahrenheit when it comes to everyday usage however... It's nonsensical that a 0-33 system is preferred over a 0-100 system. In a scientific context sure, Celsius/Kelvin are a few magnitudes better, but in any other context it's just sub-par. (Celsius is also not particularly useful when it comes to cooking, because you have to go into decimals when you're trying to get exact internal temperatures.) 0-33, I am confused ? In Celsius 0 is temperature of water freezing, 100 is temperature of water boiling. Nice and simple and thanks to this fact makes more sense than Fahrenheit, otherwise they have no other pros or cons comparatively. What cons do you actually see in Celsius/Kelvin compared to Fahrenheit. As for cooking, why would you use fractions for cooking, are you making magical potions or just do you have a meth lab ? I never heard of anyone using fractions of Celsius for cooking. At best you use like whole degrees, but mostly around 5 degrees is precision enough. That's the argument - that 5 degrees of precision is not enough. Look at the way people fuss over mice. Would they rather have a 1000 CPI mouse or 2300 CPI mouse? Obviously for science the metric system is better, but F is more convenient for every day living/understanding. More importantly, no one ever lives their life .402 km at a time.
Exactly what degree of precision do you require in everyday life? You yourself said that for science it is obviously better, which seems to me where the precision is the MOST important thing. Isn't this a contradictory statement?
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I use Imperial because my country lies.
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We in canada seem to drift between the two, like we don't ever care about our weights in kg, we care about it in lbs. Same goes for height, dont care about meters, we care about feet. Ah are good older brother USA, we take so much from you 
EDIT: might take that from Britian to but im fairly sure american media makes us like that.
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The only semi-viable argument for the imperial system is that it's convenient because of its actual standardized applications. It's not even an argument for the system, it's an argument for keeping the old broken system because it's convenient and wouldn't require much thought. It's just lazy.
Everything else is BS, but it's not a disaster I guess - it's just funny.
More importantly, no one ever lives their life .402 km at a time.
I love that people use metaphors to make points.
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I like the imperial system, it's something i've always grown up with, and it's a lot easier for me to conceptualize.
So frankly, i'd be a little upset if we just randomly decided to switch off of it
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On January 15 2012 02:01 reneg wrote:
I like the imperial system, it's something i've always grown up with, and it's a lot easier for me to conceptualize.
So frankly, i'd be a little upset if we just randomly decided to switch off of it
That's like saying you'd be upset if you had to switch from Windows 95 to Windows 7. It might be harder to handle at first but make the tiniest mental effort and you'll get over it, no reason to be THAT lazy... You can figure out the metric system in 10 minutes.
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On January 15 2012 01:25 Bleak wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2012 00:36 Jibba wrote:On January 11 2012 00:08 mcc wrote:On January 10 2012 22:23 ShatterZer0 wrote:
Standard. Because I live in America and speaking in meters just makes me sound like a pompous asshole...
It's just where you live... I will not concede that Celsius is better than Fahrenheit when it comes to everyday usage however... It's nonsensical that a 0-33 system is preferred over a 0-100 system. In a scientific context sure, Celsius/Kelvin are a few magnitudes better, but in any other context it's just sub-par. (Celsius is also not particularly useful when it comes to cooking, because you have to go into decimals when you're trying to get exact internal temperatures.) 0-33, I am confused ? In Celsius 0 is temperature of water freezing, 100 is temperature of water boiling. Nice and simple and thanks to this fact makes more sense than Fahrenheit, otherwise they have no other pros or cons comparatively. What cons do you actually see in Celsius/Kelvin compared to Fahrenheit. As for cooking, why would you use fractions for cooking, are you making magical potions or just do you have a meth lab ? I never heard of anyone using fractions of Celsius for cooking. At best you use like whole degrees, but mostly around 5 degrees is precision enough. That's the argument - that 5 degrees of precision is not enough. Look at the way people fuss over mice. Would they rather have a 1000 CPI mouse or 2300 CPI mouse? Obviously for science the metric system is better, but F is more convenient for every day living/understanding. More importantly, no one ever lives their life .402 km at a time. Exactly what degree of precision do you require in everyday life? You yourself said that for science it is obviously better, which seems to me where the precision is the MOST important thing. Isn't this a contradictory statement?
You deffinatly need to cook that meat at 183.3278 degrees.
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I grew up with and I am currently using the imperial system. What else are you going to do in America?
However, I use and am fairly fluent in the metric system. For science.
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My uses for imperial:
Warhammer 40k
Hordes/Warmachine
uses for metric:
everything else
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I use standard, but that's not something I'm particularly proud of
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i use metric but since im in the trades i have to use imperial, it sucks and i hate it. metric is so much more simple and easy to use.
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There are no advantages in imperial system.
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.
Technically, we metric system users DO say "half a meter". Why wouldn't we say that as it is so simple to say? We also say 50 cm. We definitely won't say 500 mm though. I cannot see your point why imperial would be more "natural" with fractions. "Half a kilometre" is as natural to me as "half a mile".
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.
In Finland we buy milk and juice in 1 litre or 1,5 litre. And we DO buy 5 meters of wood. I cannot understand your point. Of course nobody in USA buys wood in 5 meters because you use Imperial!
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