What do you think about the US not using the metric system?

I think its really...dissapointing, that the main world power still uses the imperial system...it sucks, unnefective for meassuring small things, its confusive, and thanks to that there been tons of accidents, like all the nasa scientist who screw up because one uses imperial while the others use metrical.

metric system is overall easier and way logical than imperial...

its obvious to say that 100 centimeters equals to 1 meter...but how many inchs are there in a ft? can anyone deduce it with logic so easily?

imperial is just stupid.

Being from America, the metric system is really confusing to me. I never really got the hang of it. Although its taught in all the science subjects here, so dont be too harsh.

1 foot being 12 inches makes perfect sense to me. You just dont live here.

Being from America, the metric system is really confusing to me. I never really got the hang of it. Although its taught in all the science subjects here, so dont be too harsh.

1 foot being 12 inches makes perfect sense to me. You just dont live here.

Shmiity

Being from America, the metric system is really confusing to me. I never really got the hang of it. Although its taught in all the science subjects here, so dont be too harsh.

1 foot being 12 inches makes perfect sense to me. You just dont live here.

Shmiity

You're comfortable with it because you were raised using it. But from external observation US system makes less sense and work harder.

Everything in the metric system is somewhat divisible by 10. Making math equations less confusing and just about every US business/corporation uses it so it's a greater pain for them to make the conversion for people.

But as of now, it is simply too expensive for the US to convert to the metric system but one day, when our economy is better I hope we can make the switch.

It seems easier and more logical but I'm used the the imperail system since I've lived in the United States all my life

I think it can be fairly confusing but so far it hasn't really affected my life.

I think that it's silly, but I also think that it's unfair and obnoxious for other people to make fun of us for using it. It's not like we have much of a choice - that is just how things are here. It's how we're taught (except for in science classes and so forth). It's not like we the citizens have anything to do with it, so it's a bit irritating to be insulted for just using what you've been taught. I know the metric system quite well despite having grown up in the USA, so I don't like having my intelligence insulted because I use Fahrenheit when I'm speaking in casual conversations.t3hrubikscube

[QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"]I think that it's silly, but I also think that it's unfair and obnoxious for other people to make fun of us for using it. It's not like we have much of a choice - that is just how things are here. It's how we're taught (except for in science classes and so forth). It's not like we the citizens have anything to do with it, so it's a bit irritating to be insulted for just using what you've been taught. I know the metric system quite well despite having grown up in the USA, so I don't like having my intelligence insulted because I use Fahrenheit when I'm speaking in casual conversations.lightleggy

I use both. Imperial primarily for estimating the lengths of decent sized objects and metric for anything scientific or mathematic, or for estimating really small objects.

I grew up with the imperial system, so I got used to it. I can't really estimate any distances with the metric system, but I'm pretty sure that's just because of lack of use. Maybe one day the US will switch to the metric system.

I don't even know what to say to this thread without getting modded.

The point of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was determined by measuring the average body temperature of a horse. :| Imperial fails for no more reason than this.Tylendal

C was built around the boiling and freezing point of 1 compound, at a general altitude

I still consider F a better lower temp measuring system(like for biological measurements), do to its smaller scale. C is better for large measurements.

Besides Temp though, metric is universally a better system, but it is really too late to shift

I don't even know what to say to this thread without getting modded.

airshocker

[QUOTE="Tylendal"]The point of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was determined by measuring the average body temperature of a horse. :| Imperial fails for no more reason than this.dercoo

C was built around the boiling and freezing point of 1 compound, at a general altitude

Besides Temp though, metric is universally a better system, but it is really too late to shift

Shouldn't be too hard. Just tell us which you think is better, and why. I'm guessing you're going to support Imperial?Tylendal

Nope, after re-reading(barely) the OP I think it would be wiser for me to not say anything.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

[QUOTE="Tylendal"]The point of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was determined by measuring the average body temperature of a horse. :| Imperial fails for no more reason than this.Tylendal

C was built around the boiling and freezing point of 1 compound, at a general altitude

Besides Temp though, metric is universally a better system, but it is really too late to shift

[QUOTE="Tylendal"]Shouldn't be too hard. Just tell us which you think is better, and why. I'm guessing you're going to support Imperial?airshocker

Nope, after re-reading(barely) the OP I think it would be wiser for me to not say anything.

I'm curious. Please tell me one way that imperial is better than metric. How is the U.S. still using imperial accomplish anything except for making things difficult for everyone else?Tylendal

It doesn't matter if it's better or not for something so insignificant.

You don't change the way a country has been doing things just because it makes it more difficult for others. Especially not when it's been this way for almost 300 years.

[QUOTE="Tylendal"]I'm curious. Please tell me one way that imperial is better than metric. How is the U.S. still using imperial accomplish anything except for making things difficult for everyone else?airshocker

It doesn't matter if it's better or not for something so insignificant.

You don't change the way a country has been doing things just because it makes it more difficult for others. Especially not when it's been this way for almost 300 years.

[QUOTE="Shmiity"]

Being from America, the metric system is really confusing to me. I never really got the hang of it. Although its taught in all the science subjects here, so dont be too harsh.

1 foot being 12 inches makes perfect sense to me. You just dont live here.

Blue-Sky

You're comfortable with it because you were raised using it. But from external observation US system makes less sense and work harder.

Everything in the metric system is somewhat divisible by 10. Making math equations less confusing and just about every US business/corporation uses it so it's a greater pain for them to make the conversion for people.

But as of now, it is simply too expensive for the US to convert to the metric system but one day, when our economy is better I hope we can make the switch.

"Too costly"? I've seen this excuse used around a lot to explain america's use of the imperial system but I can't understand it. If every business/corporation already uses metric and only the people use imperial, what's so bloody costly about it? And why is it costly? What exactly need you to spend money on?

i dont really care, but this pretty much sums up how i feel about it.

Lots of other countries made the change. Russia even changed their entire calender and time-keeping not too long ago (century or so). "It's the way we've always done it" is not the best reason to do anything. Change is good.Tylendal

Some change is good. This is so insignificant it doesn't need to be changed.

can anyone deduce it with logic so easily?

lightleggy

I don't even know what to say to this thread without getting modded.

airshocker

[QUOTE="airshocker"]

[QUOTE="Tylendal"]Shouldn't be too hard. Just tell us which you think is better, and why. I'm guessing you're going to support Imperial?Tylendal

Nope, after re-reading(barely) the OP I think it would be wiser for me to not say anything.

I would like the US to just start teaching both systems and eventually phase out the "standard" system that we use, but I'm not sure if it would be worth all that effort and money. I think the US tried this once, but it failed miserably lol. It was quite annoying having to learn both systems and doing conversions in my engineering classes lol.

[QUOTE="Tylendal"][QUOTE="airshocker"]

Nope, after re-reading(barely) the OP I think it would be wiser for me to not say anything.

Dark__Link

The metric system is so boringly sensible. The imperial system makes things much more interesting.

And imperial sounds so much more badass than metric.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"][QUOTE="Tylendal"] I'm curious. Please tell me one way that imperial is better than metric. How is the U.S. still using imperial accomplish anything except for making things difficult for everyone else?Tylendal

Being from America, the metric system is really confusing to me. I never really got the hang of it. Although its taught in all the science subjects here, so dont be too harsh.

1 foot being 12 inches makes perfect sense to me. You just dont live here.

Shmiity

The metric system is obviously superior, though I can't say I really care too much about it unless I'm in school. All though, the one thing the imperial system does have over the metric is:

imperial sounds so much more badass than metric.

-Sun_Tzu-

I would like the US to just start teaching both systems and eventually phase out the "standard" system that we use, but I'm not sure if it would be worth all that effort and money. I think the US tried this once, but it failed miserably lol. It was quite annoying having to learn both systems and doing conversions in my engineering classes lol.

CJL182

Besides, according to my machinist father, Imperial is more accurate than metric when dealing with smaller measures and tolerances. I won't argue with him on that, especially given his 40+ years in that field.

I hate not using the metric system. Damned imperial system and it's damned fractions! :x

I am an American and I do not use the metric system because I have no interest in learning a whole different system just because the rest of the world says it's the best.