The Metric System

#516 - anonymous (09/07/2010) [-]

Why do you care if Americans use a different system of measurement in their everyday lives? For things that *matter* what system you use (e.g. science) we DO use the metric system. (I've NEVER done any lab activity in high school or college that told me to weigh something in pounds...always grams.) And why should we waste millions upon millions of dollars to convert all our road signs, etc. Our country has bigger problems, especially right now.

#517 to #516 - anonymous (10/06/2010) [-]

the funny thing is, even in the uk and ireland they dont use metric for everyday measurement (opting instead for things like feet and stone). Im sure the same goes for many other european countries.

#518 to #517 - anonymous (12/08/2010) [-]

it doesn't apply to other european countries, pretty much just the british isles still use feet & stuff in daily life. metric is much more pervasive in the rest of europe.

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#515 - FRAMIUS (08/15/2010) [-]

I DISAGREE

#508 - Molon Labe (05/11/2010) [-]

The right side makes no sense at all . Left side completely understandable .

#513 to #508 - anonymous (07/10/2010) [-]

You guys are retarded the metric system kicks the imperial systems ass

#514 to #513 - Molon Labe (07/10/2010) [-]

Uh huh sure

#509 to #508 - MrSuper (05/12/2010) [-]

sarcasm?

#510 to #509 - Molon Labe (05/13/2010) [-]

Sorry but no . I'm a Yankee through and through .

#511 to #510 - MrSuper (05/14/2010) [-]

I'm not one to judge

it's a great system, jsut a little illogical. Up in Canada, we don't say were 321cm, we use feet and inches. Same with weight, not many people use kg, we use lbs

#507 - anonymous (04/26/2010) [-]

The Reason the US had such a hard time adopting the metric system (and still hasn't, except for official use) is because we were given tables with conversion rates and told "This is how it works". It's much easier when the government tells you "No, we know better, we're forcing the change on everyone. Don't know how fast 80km is? Well a couple of speeding tickets will give you the idea". Sure we use the imperial system, but it's not hard really. Harder then the metric system, but whatever. We have the FREEDOM to adopt the metric system when we see fit, and I'm sure it will happen eventually. But, for now, the Imperial system has just become another thing that's nearly uniquely America (kind of ironic).

#506 - anonymous (02/26/2010) [-]

You wanna try growing up in the uk in the 70s when i had been taught the imperial system til age 12 then was taught the metric system when we 'joined europe'.......much confusion ensued. Now some people use metric, some dont, so you gotta know both really! Metric is more sensible and easier to use IMHO. Does america really think its too difficult? Smokin pot helps you understand both systems...heheh

#501 - anonymous (02/03/2010) [-]

thats the wonder of marijuana it teaches us americans the metric system

#488 - anonymous (01/31/2010) [-]

Every other country had t switch to metric at some point, we all had difficulty, I remember when I was a kid here in Australia how everything suddenly changed and there was confusion for a few years. what happens is the who can't change, get old and die off and the kids adapt. sounds a bit mean, but that's how it works. What, the US can't because it's "Too hard" come off it.

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#503 to #488 - anonymous (02/10/2010) [-]

Your country is going to die off long before The United States of America. It's literally a certainty.

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#474 - anonymous (01/27/2010) [-]

Only reason I dislike the graph is the subtitles. They're redundant. There isn't a point to having the graph if the subtitle tells us the same thing.

#499 to #474 - MrSuper (02/03/2010) [-]

if you havent realized its not exactly to scale. it doesnt have numbers on it either, so thts why the subtitles are put there. or if your referring to the "inches to a foot" subtitles, i dont see your point...

#471 - anonymous (01/25/2010) [-]

I would like US change to the metric system. Engineering would be way more simple (sadly, a lot of the references and the data come from there)

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#465 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

USA!! USA! USA!

#464 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

Looks like you dont care about the metric system or the proper use of the word 'there'.

#469 to #464 - anonymous (01/25/2010) [-]

yep i don't as long as you got what i was saying

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#459 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

OK i,m tired of this can people start saying What country there from and what country they are in favor of at the end of the Comment so i know who's who. for example:

i don't care if we don't use the Metric System. I'm happy just the way it is.

I'm from the USA and in favor of the USA

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#457 - helloppl (01/24/2010) [-]

america got owned

#456 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

metric ftw

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#452 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

Yeah cuz americal dont need the rest of the worlds SHIT amaerica. . . .F*** YEAH!

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#451 - girguy ONLINE (01/24/2010) [-]

I'm an American and I actually wish they'd switch it to the metric. It's too confusing and Lopsided. We're the odd ones out!

#450 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

USA does both.

#458 to #450 - MrSuper (01/24/2010) [-]

so does Canada. We don't talk in metres when we say who tall we are. We use feet and inches. Same with weight, we all use pounds. (lmao captcha: miles)

#453 to #450 - rherrero (01/24/2010) [-]

by that do you mean it goes both ways?

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#446 - anonymous (01/24/2010) [-]

Metric makes small men feel large