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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:06:55 PM EDT
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I love metric for hardware, but I can't imagine measuring the speed of my car in anything other than MPH, my height in anything other than feet and inches, or weight in anything but pounds. Don't do that KPH is KPH don't worry about how many MPH it is. And your 1.x meters tall etc. After a while you wouldn't care about MPH or feed & inches, Lbs etc anymore. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:08:47 PM EDT
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It's the worst part. It's absolute shit. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Fuck metric, and fuck Celsius. 
Celsius is arguably the best part of the metric system. 0 celsius is the freezing point of water. 100 celcius is the boiling point of water. The optimum temperature of the human body is 37.5 celsius. At a sustained 50 celsius the catalytic properties of enzymes can no longer function. At 4 Celsius or below there may be risk of ice on the roads. Below zero it is likely there will be ice on the roads. As a term of reference you can quickly visualise the range of temperatures. It's just a matter of what you are used to. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:12:08 PM EDT
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I use both, I like parts of both, I dislike parts of both.
Ideally I'd take the Metric unit equivalencies ie 1 cm³ of H²O =1 gram=1 ml and use power of 2 divisions and multiplications like US liquid volumes and fractional length. It bootstraps better, and power of 2 stuff looks better. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:13:55 PM EDT
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I'm weak and couldn't resist. I'll give myself a day off on Friday, I'm going to be installing a generator transfer panel and a sub panel, and need to decide the horsepower of electricity I want to supply to run my well and a few appliances. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:14:28 PM EDT
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The "foot" is a useful length, centimeter is too small and meter is too big. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:25:13 PM EDT
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decimeter ftw If the US used it we'd be the only country to use that unit in common usage. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:28:36 PM EDT
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which no one uses. If the US used it we'd be the only country to use that unit in common usage. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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decimeter ftw If the US used it we'd be the only country to use that unit in common usage. 146 cm. Doesn't take any math to see just less than 15 decimeters. Just less than 1.5 meters. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:43:42 PM EDT
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I'm weak and couldn't resist. I'll give myself a day off on Friday, I'm going to be installing a generator transfer panel and a sub panel, and need to decide the horsepower of electricity I want to supply to run my well and a few appliances. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:49:13 PM EDT
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Not really. 0 celsius is the freezing point of water. 100 celcius is the boiling point of water. The optimum temperature of the human body is 37.5 celsius. At a sustained 50 celsius the catalytic properties of enzymes can no longer function. At 4 Celsius or below there may be risk of ice on the roads. Below zero it is likely there will be ice on the roads. As a term of reference you can quickly visualise the range of temperatures. It's just a matter of what you are used to. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:50:19 PM EDT
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You know what the 1998 Dodge Dakota uses for seat bolts? 1/2" in the front and 10mm in the rear.  |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:50:22 PM EDT
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Most household outlets and circuits are 2 horsepower each (in US and UK). Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm weak and couldn't resist. I'll give myself a day off on Friday, I'm going to be installing a generator transfer panel and a sub panel, and need to decide the horsepower of electricity I want to supply to run my well and a few appliances. In case you're curious, the well is on a 220VAC 40 amp circuit. I'll let some of our "metric" experts sort that out. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:53:46 PM EDT
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"But muh inchez"
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Posted: 8/7/2017 1:56:09 PM EDT
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No. One larger than 7/16 is 8/16 or 1/2". |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 2:01:53 PM EDT
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Actually the US is already using the metric (SI) system. It is just obfuscated behind a layer of imperial unit conversions that are all now official defined by SI standards. The inch is defined officially as exactly 25.4 mm. The pound is defined as 0.45359237 Kg. etc. All imperial units are now defined based on an exact conversion from SI units. The SI units then have some fundamental physical definition. ie the meter is the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 sec. The kilogram (mass) is the only unit to still be defined by an artifact. That is about to be replace (2018) by the Watt Balance (and a precise definition of Planks constant) and/or an Avogadro number / Atomic mass of pure silicone atoms. (https://youtu.be/Oo0jm1PPRuo).
Personally I don't really care for most of my design work. My CAD software will accept any units so I just type in what is convenient and let it convert for me. Same for many of the analysis software I use. When I get into a lot of energy calculations, especially if there is a lot of thermodynamics and/or fluid dynamics the SI system make the math a little bit easier but for the most part I can work just fine in either system. But we are already on the SI system we just need to remove that extra layer of unit conversions. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 2:03:57 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/7/2017 2:09:11 PM EDT
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Do your thermostats go up/down in .5*C increments? 1*C is too coarse of an adjustment for me. I'm not joking either. I can easily tell when my wife has attempted to get an extra degree out of the T stat in the winter. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Not really. 0 celsius is the freezing point of water. 100 celcius is the boiling point of water. The optimum temperature of the human body is 37.5 celsius. At a sustained 50 celsius the catalytic properties of enzymes can no longer function. At 4 Celsius or below there may be risk of ice on the roads. Below zero it is likely there will be ice on the roads. As a term of reference you can quickly visualise the range of temperatures. It's just a matter of what you are used to. Ours go up in 0.1 Celsius increments. We have three for different zones of the house. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:05:32 PM EDT
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which no one uses. If the US used it we'd be the only country to use that unit in common usage. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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decimeter ftw If the US used it we'd be the only country to use that unit in common usage. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:17:16 PM EDT
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I still can't figure out our system.
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:19:28 PM EDT
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Exactly. A PSI is pretty easy to grasp, what the fuck is a pascal? 
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:25:25 PM EDT
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As someone who has a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
SCREW the IMPERIAL SYSTEM!!! After working with the SI system I became accustomed to using it and could pretty nearly guess answers. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:29:53 PM EDT
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That's actually one of the best reasons I've seen. 10 CM or 1/10th Meter 1 Foot would be about 3 Decimeters. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:37:54 PM EDT
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Metric is awesome but sae is here to stay. We machine in thousandths here even if it's a metric part. Metric is much simpler, know what's one bigger than a 12mm wrench? Yes, a 13mm. Know what's one bigger than a 7/16s? Sure, a 1/2", (unless you want a 15/32"  )We grew up with the SAE system, and it's ingrained in our psyche. Metric is not. Metric sucks. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:45:00 PM EDT
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It's not fine enough. For example, do you think that you could feel the difference between 17.1C and 17.2C? I probably couldn't tell you the difference between 17 and 19 in room temperatures, never mind anything finer than that. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 3:50:09 PM EDT
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Honey will you pick up 3.78 liters of milk on your way home?
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:00:18 PM EDT
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Umm, use both systems as appropriate?
I know, GTFO with logic, GD don't do that. 
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:01:02 PM EDT
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Can we cross reference those wanting the metric system with those wanting to get rid of cursive writing?
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:03:06 PM EDT
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Honey will you pick up 3.78 liters of milk on your way home? 
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:05:52 PM EDT
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You know that tenths exist in Metric, right? For example, do you think that you could feel the difference between 17.1C and 17.2C? I probably couldn't tell you the difference between 17 and 19 in room temperatures, never mind anything finer than that. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:08:08 PM EDT
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Whoosh. In case you're curious, the well is on a 220VAC 40 amp circuit. I'll let some of our "metric" experts sort that out. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm weak and couldn't resist. I'll give myself a day off on Friday, I'm going to be installing a generator transfer panel and a sub panel, and need to decide the horsepower of electricity I want to supply to run my well and a few appliances. In case you're curious, the well is on a 220VAC 40 amp circuit. I'll let some of our "metric" experts sort that out. That's one hell of a well pump. How deep is it? 700'? |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:15:55 PM EDT
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which no one uses. If the US used it we'd be the only country to use that unit in common usage. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:18:47 PM EDT
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I assume that most people here would not want to switch to the metric system. What I want to know is: Why not? I use both systems <basically> daily. Metric is more logical, and simple, especially when cutting threads. And US will never go metric, so its irrelevant. mainly because we have so many simple people who don't want thing simple. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:19:54 PM EDT
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SAE in aviation cuz Merica!
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Posted: 8/7/2017 4:29:08 PM EDT
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I like it when used in conjunction with our system, but not on its own.
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Posted: 8/7/2017 7:12:13 PM EDT
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Holy shit! Where have you been? @TheCanuck I'm working lots of OT and I've spent maybe 10 weeks at home so far this year. |
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Posted: 8/7/2017 7:28:24 PM EDT
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Metric is good for some things. If you build a 7 foot tall bookcase out of 1x12" lumber, and you want 6 evenly spaced interior shelves; how far apart should you space them?
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