EPTDo you use Imperial or Metric? - Page 70
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Lightwip
United States5497 Posts
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muzzy
United States640 Posts
On April 01 2012 01:32 Conti wrote: Why does it make sense when you use the illogical order both in written as well as in spoken English?  In other languages you do say "The first of April, 1986" which really makes more sense once you think about it.It's simply a matter of being used to one way of ordering or the other. Of course the kind you're used to makes the most sense to you. Well, that's what I mean. It makes sense for us to use that method of writing dates in America. One shouldn't use a written system that doesn't match the spoken language. So, I think dates should be written based on the spoken language. It's not "uniform", but do we really need everything to be standardized in the world? How boring. | ||
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
Seriously freaked me the fuck out last night when I mentioned to some one on BNET and they had no idea wtf i'm talking about. | ||
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nalgene
Canada2153 Posts
No one buys 5 meters of wood, instead, they buy it is 1x1x12, all in feet. How do you buy wood in 1 dimension...? 5meters^1? You have ft^3 on the other side... volume is in 1cm^3 or 1000 cm^3? | ||
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SolaR-
United States2685 Posts
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radiatoren
Denmark1907 Posts
By the way: Imperial does affect us in Europe too since plumming is half-way US imperial in measures.  Also some of the things imported from the US use imperial. Changing to SI is not something you do to inconvenience governmental workers, It is done to make trade easier | ||
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DemonDeacon
United States158 Posts
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AntiGrav1ty
Germany2310 Posts
I was raised with the metric system and i find it useful and convenient in any given situation. Objectively imperial has no advantages. It's just that people like to stick to what they are used to which is understandable. | ||
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Kennyk
Canada6 Posts
Which one I prefer is kinda based on what I am doing, I prefer calculating in metric but I would much rather design in imperial, a 2x6 is easier for me to see then a 38x140 | ||
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drcatellino
Canada346 Posts
Trying to divide 3/64 of an inch is just a pain in the ass. | ||
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ZiegFeld
351 Posts
Imperial whenever retards wanna retard...or clothing measurements. | ||
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Chewbacca.
United States3634 Posts
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m1rk3
Canada412 Posts
but 4 feet is easier to visualize than 1.3 m | ||
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Klyberess
Sweden345 Posts
On December 09 2011 13:32 Keyboard Warrior wrote: 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. >implying US population = everyone | ||
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synapse
China13814 Posts
On April 01 2012 02:47 m1rk3 wrote: it's hard to visualize what 12 oz looks like compared to 400 mL but 4 feet is easier to visualize than 1.3 m I can visualize all of those perfectly well o_o... | ||
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Voltaire
United States1485 Posts
On April 01 2012 03:27 synapse wrote: As an engineer in America, I have to use both I can visualize all of those perfectly well o_o... Well, what you can "visualize" all depends on what you're used to. Obviously someone more familiar with metric will be able to visualize metric measurements better, and vice versa. | ||
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Schandro
57 Posts
4 feet is easier to visualize than 1.3 m stop talking like the whole world is USA. you are only 1/23 of whole worlds population. There are so much more people that dont even know what a feet is and will never need it. Metric is superior, end of story. | ||
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Sofestafont
United States83 Posts
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Roachu
Sweden692 Posts
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Pulimuli
Sweden2766 Posts
On April 01 2012 01:35 Lightwip wrote: Pretty much metric, except I like gallons over liters for gasoline and calories over joules for nutrition. well everyone uses calories for nutrition, even countries that uses metric. like in Sweden we use Kcal (kilo calories) | ||
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