When will you yanks finally change to the metric system?

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

[QUOTE="EmpCom"] We use yanks because its one of the least insulting ones

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I know eh!

Anyways that's different. I say yanks because I don't want to say American...

:lol:

It's just me but the next thing your going to tell me is to use a calculator cause it makes math easier. No thanks, I'll stick with how I was raised.

Why don't you change to our system?

kingkui

We use yanks because its one of the least insulting ones

EmpCom

We totally have better things to do. Like running this planet.AAllxxjjnn

I hate being called a Yank. It's insulting.

The metric system is superior, yes, but here's the thing: my brain isn't programmed to think in meters. When somebody tells me that something is ten kilometers away, I still end up having to convert it into miles, so what's the point in changing? I'm working in a hospital in India now, and they use feet and inches for medical charts, by the way.

dinhibited55

How would it make it easier? It would be much more expensive.....

It would be to hard to push it, I still think its good to know it though.

How would it make it easier? It would be much more expensive.....

LJS9502_basic

Why don't you change to our system?

kingkui

I have to relearn every thing i know, NEVER!!!!!!!

I agree with the TC. We should switch. The metric system is much better and makes more sense.

when u stop calling us yanksstereointegrity

Does anyone have oiginality here? :roll:

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

[QUOTE="-xPANICx-"]

nope. i think i'll stay. btw tc stop being concerned when the "yanks" are going to conform to youre liking. i think you brits should start conforming to our ideas. :D

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I'm not a brit :D and you would be conforming to the worlds idea not the "brits" idea...

When did I say entire worlds idea? Nice try, though...

:roll:

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

Seriously, make your life's easier and change already! The imperial system is horrible...

jakehouston88

The Imperial system is used by the greatest nation in the world, U.S.A., so... it's better.. :D

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Who doesn't think they were born in the greatest country in the world?

[QUOTE="EmpCom"]

We use yanks because its one of the least insulting ones

fastesttruck

He said one of the 'least' insulting ones, not the most insulting one. Thanks anyway, I'll keep this in mind.

He said one of the 'least' insulting ones, not the most insulting one. Thanks anyway, I'll keep this in mind.

pspdseagle

We will change to the metric system when you change to democracy.

MarioRPGer

whiskey tango foxtrot?

it's quite easy to understand that the metric system is better beacose the changing betwen meter to kilometer etc is easyer, you just need to put some zeros to the initial number

You would have to be extremely stupid to not be able tolearn the metric system after you know the Imperial system. For example I drove to New York last week and I could convert miles to KM instantly. All you have to do it multiply it by 1.6.

On the topic Farenheight vs Celcius. WTF is 85f is that burning hot or warm? 0C= Freezing 10C = warm -10C = slightly cold 25C = hot -25C =cold

You would have to be extremely stupid to not be able tolearn the metric system after you know the Imperial system. For example I drove to New York last week and I could convert miles to KM instantly. All you have to do it multiply it by 1.6.

On the topic Farenheight vs Celcius. WTF is 85f is that burning hot or warm? 0C= Freezing 10C = warm -10C = slightly cold 25C = hot -25C =cold

King-Saddam

The Imperial system is far superior, even it's name is.lucky326

[QUOTE="KG86"]

I didn't realise Americans don't like being called yanks, when did this happen?

cpo335

What a giant split.

[QUOTE="King-Saddam"]

You would have to be extremely stupid to not be able tolearn the metric system after you know the Imperial system. For example I drove to New York last week and I could convert miles to KM instantly. All you have to do it multiply it by 1.6.

On the topic Farenheight vs Celcius. WTF is 85f is that burning hot or warm? 0C= Freezing 10C = warm -10C = slightly cold 25C = hot -25C =cold

LJS9502_basic

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[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

I'm not a brit :D and you would be conforming to the worlds idea not the "brits" idea...

pspdseagle

When did I say entire worlds idea? Nice try, though...

:roll:

You said the world's idea.

Unless the world=/= whole entire world.

[QUOTE="jakehouston88"]

[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

Seriously, make your life's easier and change already! The imperial system is horrible...

pspdseagle

The Imperial system is used by the greatest nation in the world, U.S.A., so... it's better.. :D

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Who doesn't think they were born in the greatest country in the world?

Wow, you still think the country is great.

Thanks to the 16th president we are still lucky.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="King-Saddam"]

You would have to be extremely stupid to not be able tolearn the metric system after you know the Imperial system. For example I drove to New York last week and I could convert miles to KM instantly. All you have to do it multiply it by 1.6.

On the topic Farenheight vs Celcius. WTF is 85f is that burning hot or warm? 0C= Freezing 10C = warm -10C = slightly cold 25C = hot -25C =cold

King-Saddam

I don't know, American's are conservative, it takes a lot to make us bastards change :? I can just imagine 1/3 of our entire population shouting in protest, WTF is this "metor"? WTF is "kalogram"? I don't get it!!! munu9

They can learn it in 2 days. It's not random numbers like the imperial system.

How would it make it easier? It would be much more expensive.....

LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

How would it make it easier? It would be much more expensive.....

horgen123

[QUOTE="King-Saddam"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Why bother when you don't need it?

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="King-Saddam"] It is based on logic that's why.black_tempest

The Imperial system is far superior, even it's name is.lucky326

Don't joke yourself, kiddo :roll:

When you stop calling us "yanks" >_>.chessmaster1989

OMG post of the year, you got me there :cry:

I'm American and we should switch to SI units already. It would make my future job much simpler. Imperial sucks.

[QUOTE="black_tempest"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]I don't know....I think it's illogical to worry about converting when you don't need to do so.

[QUOTE="horgen123"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

How would it make it easier? It would be much more expensive.....

LJS9502_basic

They intended to make the change back in the 1970s but chickened out when the Bureau of Weights and Measures decided the job was too imposing.

Remember when they started "new math" and such? That was part of this and the decimal system of measurements was to also be integrated into our schools.

HAD that gone through at the time this would have been accomplished by now and we would not be worried about it because I would not be thinking it both Celsius and Fahrenheit or miles and kilometres or pounds and kilos all the time I would only have to worry about one at a time.:wink:

I do remember when I was about to go to Heathrow I the travel department at the Air Base in '76 said you don't have to worry about shillings and farthings anymore the British have gone decimal.

Had our government gone through with the original plans for our public schools we would be in our second generation of decimal schooling by now8)

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="horgen123"] Only the changehorgen123

I believe we already do teach both systems, I know I learned both in grade school. The next step is to start phasing out the teaching of the imperial system. If we do that, the changes will start to take place over time. If we do nothing, we'll never get anywhere.

I believe we already do teach both systems, I know I learned both in grade school. The next step is to start phasing out the teaching of the imperial system. If we do that, the changes will start to take place over time. If we do nothing, we'll never get anywhere.

theone86

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[QUOTE="pspdseagle"]

I'm not a brit :D and you would be conforming to the worlds idea not the "brits" idea...

pspdseagle

When did I say entire worlds idea? Nice try, though...

:roll:

Why don't you change to our system?

kingkui

[QUOTE="kingkui"]

Why don't you change to our system?

the_kidisblack

In all honesty, the metric system is far easier to learn and use. 7X 5280 is a much longer calculation than 7 X1000. And the numbers in imperial have no consistency. 12 ounces is 1 pound, but 2000pounds in a ton WTF is that. In metric, 1000 grams is 1 kilogram, 1000 metres is one kilometre. Everything is consistent. Now if we could only fix the mol. 6.23 X10^23 WTF is that. i know its the number of particles in 12 grams of carbon 12, but seriously, lets just make the mol 1 X 10^23 and makes everyones lives easier. STAR_Admiral

[QUOTE="STAR_Admiral"]In all honesty, the metric system is far easier to learn and use. 7X 5280 is a much longer calculation than 7 X1000. And the numbers in imperial have no consistency. 12 ounces is 1 pound, but 2000pounds in a ton WTF is that. In metric, 1000 grams is 1 kilogram, 1000 metres is one kilometre. Everything is consistent. Now if we could only fix the mol. 6.23 X10^23 WTF is that. i know its the number of particles in 12 grams of carbon 12, but seriously, lets just make the mol 1 X 10^23 and makes everyones lives easier. horgen123