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Posted: 6/10/2014 8:41:09 AM EDT
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Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. You can completely eliminate odd degrees Fahrenheit and nobody would detect the difference. You don't need half degrees celsius in any real world application. Funny, in this same thread we have people arguing that speed measurements use numbers that are too large. Further, a half liter of beer is more than a pint. How is that a bad thing? Why is it so hard for people to order meet in 400, 500, 600 grams? Really? The mental contortions people go through is simply amazing. a 64 ounce big gulp - half gallon, is natural and easy to picture, but 2,3,4 liters is not? Really? |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 8:41:46 AM EDT
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I'll take a half pound of chicken tenders please. its easier than saying I'd like 252 grams of chicken tenders Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. No it doesn't, the imperial system is based on whole units for everyday living. Who wants 500 grams of ham from the butcher, fuck that, I will take 1 pound. I don't want 250ml of coffee but 1 fucking cup would be awesome. I go to bar should I order 500ml of beer or would I prefer 1 pint? The metric system is for extremes, and thusly good for science, not so much for everyday living. What if you want less than a pound? What are you going to say "ill have 6 ounce and a bit". Grams is way easier its just a number. I'll take a half pound of chicken tenders please. its easier than saying I'd like 252 grams of chicken tenders what about 300 grams? What is that in pounds? |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 8:47:49 AM EDT
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The Cola Warrior regulations state 72oz. Therefore, we shall stick to imperial measurements.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 8:51:58 AM EDT
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I like inches and gallons. Anything else I am free for change
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Posted: 6/10/2014 8:59:45 AM EDT
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We have accepted the metric system in some instances. A 5.7 liter v8 sounds better than the 3 gallon engine. How much oil does it take..................about 5 quarts
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Posted: 6/10/2014 9:04:42 AM EDT
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We have accepted the metric system in some instances. A 5.7 liter v8 sounds better than the 3 gallon engine. How much oil does it take..................about 5 quarts
I would rather say 350 Cu. In. when talking about displacement. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 9:37:44 AM EDT
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Why is it so hard for people to order meet in 400, 500, 600 grams? Really? The mental contortions people go through is simply amazing. a 64 ounce big gulp - half gallon, is natural and easy to picture, but 2,3,4 liters is not? Really? Metric spelling I assume 
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Posted: 6/10/2014 9:53:58 AM EDT
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Metric spelling I assume
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Why is it so hard for people to order meet in 400, 500, 600 grams? Really? The mental contortions people go through is simply amazing. a 64 ounce big gulp - half gallon, is natural and easy to picture, but 2,3,4 liters is not? Really? Metric spelling I assume
Damn right. Keyboard efficiency. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 9:57:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll tell you what boy, only in murica are our shelves that strong   |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:15:07 AM EDT
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Common Core Math is for communists and faggots. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Since The United States is stubbornly retarded and has not switched to the metric system, why is it that we have had 2 liter bottles of soda for more than four decades? Do you even math bro? Common Core Math is for communists and faggots. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:18:23 AM EDT
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America will never adopt the metric system for one reason.... Deeds.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:22:41 AM EDT
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Soda? Aren't we really talking about pop?
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:33:49 AM EDT
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Soda? Aren't we really talking about pop? No wonder that whole metric thing is confusing. No, it is called soda. It uses soda water. There is no such thing a pop water. If you feel the need to use the word "pop", you have Pop Rocks. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:42:09 AM EDT
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These threads have become so absurd over the years, I can no longer separate the real derp from the mocking mimicry. Could you ever? |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:43:04 AM EDT
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You would order a 1/2 pound or a 1/4 pound. What kind of cum guzzling communist doesn't like fractions. Fractions are the fun loving clowns of math. The metric system was created by European women so that they would have something to do while growing armpit hair. It really doesn't make sense for daily living. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. No it doesn't, the imperial system is based on whole units for everyday living. Who wants 500 grams of ham from the butcher, fuck that, I will take 1 pound. I don't want 250ml of coffee but 1 fucking cup would be awesome. I go to bar should I order 500ml of beer or would I prefer 1 pint? The metric system is for extremes, and thusly good for science, not so much for everyday living. What if you want less than a pound? What are you going to say "ill have 6 ounce and a bit". Grams is way easier its just a number. You would order a 1/2 pound or a 1/4 pound. What kind of cum guzzling communist doesn't like fractions. Fractions are the fun loving clowns of math. The metric system was created by European women so that they would have something to do while growing armpit hair. It really doesn't make sense for daily living. 
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Posted: 6/10/2014 10:50:33 AM EDT
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The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Really ? If you drive 80 KPH you are traveling at 48 MPH what kind of Idiot would drive 48 MPH ?
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Posted: 6/10/2014 11:17:05 AM EDT
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These threads have become so absurd over the years, I can no longer separate the real derp from the mocking mimicry. Could you ever? Valid point. There may have been a time when I was better and fooling myself and assuming the best. Now, I'm just a cynical asshole. What happened? |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 11:19:48 AM EDT
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Since The United States is stubbornly retarded and has not switched to the metric system, why is it that we have had 2 liter bottles of soda for more than four decades? http://i.imgur.com/PvV5znR.jpg Believe it or not, we use both systems. Most people don't realize how much metric is actually used in the US. We don't just force people to do one thing, in 'Murica we give them options
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:05:10 PM EDT
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Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:06:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So the Cola companies get to put less in a container but make it sound like more. 2 Liters sounds like it would be more than a 1/2 gallon. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Since The United States is stubbornly retarded and has not switched to the metric system, why is it that we have had 2 liter bottles of soda for more than four decades? |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:16:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 2 liters IS more than a half gallon. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Since The United States is stubbornly retarded and has not switched to the metric system, why is it that we have had 2 liter bottles of soda for more than four decades? Welcome to the party pal!
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:18:39 PM EDT
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If the metric system is so awesome it should be able to be used as an easy way to measure and tell time. Well guess what, you can't divide a year and a day by 10. So the metric system is communist.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:33:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Highway speed is usually 100km/hr so its so easy to work out how much its gonna cost you to travel and how long its gonna take. 200km trip @ $1.50 per litre (12Litre to 100km car for example) = 24 X 1.5 = $36 and about 2 hours travel. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Fuck 3/32nds 5/8ths and 7/16ths wrenches; at the same time fuck that retarded liters per 100km fuel efficiently rating.   Quoted: Quoted: The only system of measurement used on the moon by people is the imperial system. The Apollo Guidance Computer operated in Metric, but the measurements were then converted when displayed to the crew. And what's could possibly go wrong with that? Crashing on Mars. Highway speed is usually 100km/hr so its so easy to work out how much its gonna cost you to travel and how long its gonna take. 200km trip @ $1.50 per litre (12Litre to 100km car for example) = 24 X 1.5 = $36 and about 2 hours travel. No no and no. I am not going to drive 100km/h when I can drive 65 mph, or 70+ in most states. Your example is complete dildos. No sane person would calculate for some distance. Its far easier to work with distance per fixed unit. I could forgive the metric heads if they would at least use km/l (Kilometers per Liter). How hard is it to work out in imperial? Gas is $3.50/gal, I need to go 100 miles and I get 20 MPG. Hmmmm. Miles/MPG x $ 100/20 = 5 5 * 3.5 = $17.50 and it takes me 70/100 of an hour (42 minutes) to get there. So hard.  |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:33:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. This. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:35:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What if you want less than a pound? What are you going to say "ill have 6 ounce and a bit". Grams is way easier its just a number. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. No it doesn't, the imperial system is based on whole units for everyday living. Who wants 500 grams of ham from the butcher, fuck that, I will take 1 pound. I don't want 250ml of coffee but 1 fucking cup would be awesome. I go to bar should I order 500ml of beer or would I prefer 1 pint? The metric system is for extremes, and thusly good for science, not so much for everyday living. What if you want less than a pound? What are you going to say "ill have 6 ounce and a bit". Grams is way easier its just a number. I could say 8 ounces, but that wouldn't even be one meal. More likely I would say "half pound". |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:39:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They sell all sorts of stupid drink sizes in the US like "megaslurp" "thebigmegasupaslurper" "supaslurpaslurpa" and no-one gives a shit about "everyday living" sizes my man nor how much is in it Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: They are pretty damn close. Closest thing I could get to an actual pint was 500 ml. Looks like your drinking from a beaker stolen from chemistry class. That was utter bullshit. They sell all sorts of stupid drink sizes in the US like "megaslurp" "thebigmegasupaslurper" "supaslurpaslurpa" and no-one gives a shit about "everyday living" sizes my man nor how much is in it No, megaslurp = 24 oz. thebigmegaslurp = 36 oz. supaslurpaslurpa - 48 oz. Drinks in ounces make too much fucking sense for people used to ordering liquid in liters or milliliters. Really? Milliliters? My daughters dollhouse had teacups that could actually relate to milliliters. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:39:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: God only knows, but I bet its a thing of beauty. Bye the way, if you are in Austria (America of the South Pacific) shouldn't you be dodging animals that are trying to kills you. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: They are pretty damn close. Closest thing I could get to an actual pint was 500 ml. Looks like your drinking from a beaker stolen from chemistry class. That was utter bullshit. They sell all sorts of stupid drink sizes in the US like "megaslurp" "thebigmegasupaslurper" "supaslurpaslurpa" and no-one gives a shit about "everyday living" sizes my man nor how much is in it Yeah but when I get an extreme mega gulp I want it to contain 1 fucking gallon of refreshing American made soda, not 3.78 liters of bullshit made up by some faggot in a beret while eating cheese that smells like buckets of asshole (which he assuredly enjoyed). How much is in a "Megadupaslurpagulp"? God only knows, but I bet its a thing of beauty. Bye the way, if you are in Austria (America of the South Pacific) shouldn't you be dodging animals that are trying to kills you. 60 oz. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:41:08 PM EDT
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lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. He believes that we call it 210 mm x 330 mm, and not something remarkably simple and elegant (and communist) like 'A4'. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:43:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can completely eliminate odd degrees Fahrenheit and nobody would detect the difference. You don't need half degrees celsius in any real world application. Funny, in this same thread we have people arguing that speed measurements use numbers that are too large. Further, a half liter of beer is more than a pint. How is that a bad thing? Why is it so hard for people to order meet in 400, 500, 600 grams? Really? The mental contortions people go through is simply amazing. a 64 ounce big gulp - half gallon, is natural and easy to picture, but 2,3,4 liters is not? Really? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. You can completely eliminate odd degrees Fahrenheit and nobody would detect the difference. You don't need half degrees celsius in any real world application. Funny, in this same thread we have people arguing that speed measurements use numbers that are too large. Further, a half liter of beer is more than a pint. How is that a bad thing? Why is it so hard for people to order meet in 400, 500, 600 grams? Really? The mental contortions people go through is simply amazing. a 64 ounce big gulp - half gallon, is natural and easy to picture, but 2,3,4 liters is not? Really? If the cops are going to give you "5 over" then I'd rather those 5 be MPH, not those kph discounted imitations. I agree on the metric degree thing. We order meat here in the US. When we do, I prefer to order small meaningful numbers. 1 ounce is barely detectable in my hand. A gram is nonsense. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:46:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If the metric system is so awesome it should be able to be used as an easy way to measure and tell time. Well guess what, you can't divide a year and a day by 10. So the metric system is communist. I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:47:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Americans use Metric when it matters, Coke and coke. Pot is still measured in ounces and pounds.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:49:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: He believes that we call it 210 mm x 330 mm, and not something remarkably simple and elegant (and communist) like 'A4'. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. He believes that we call it 210 mm x 330 mm, and not something remarkably simple and elegant (and communist) like 'A4'. I don't know how big A4 is, but can it fit inside a normal 8.5x11" sheet of paper? (yes, I realize some call it letter size. I only do when making a differentiation from legal (which should be banned)) See, with imperial, I can even nest parenthetics! |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:50:05 PM EDT
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I think the imperial system is superior to the metric system for daily living. It shouldn't matter to scientists and engineers so they should use it as well. The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:50:50 PM EDT
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No no and no. I am not going to drive 100km/h when I can drive 65 mph, or 70+ in most states. Your example is complete dildos. No sane person would calculate for some distance. Its far easier to work with distance per fixed unit. I could forgive the metric heads if they would at least use km/l (Kilometers per Liter). How hard is it to work out in imperial? Gas is $3.50/gal, I need to go 100 miles and I get 20 MPG. Hmmmm. Miles/MPG x $ 100/20 = 5 5 * 3.5 = $17.50 and it takes me 70/100 of an hour (42 minutes) to get there. So hard.
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Fuck 3/32nds 5/8ths and 7/16ths wrenches; at the same time fuck that retarded liters per 100km fuel efficiently rating.
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The only system of measurement used on the moon by people is the imperial system. The Apollo Guidance Computer operated in Metric, but the measurements were then converted when displayed to the crew. And what's could possibly go wrong with that? Crashing on Mars. Highway speed is usually 100km/hr so its so easy to work out how much its gonna cost you to travel and how long its gonna take. 200km trip @ $1.50 per litre (12Litre to 100km car for example) = 24 X 1.5 = $36 and about 2 hours travel. No no and no. I am not going to drive 100km/h when I can drive 65 mph, or 70+ in most states. Your example is complete dildos. No sane person would calculate for some distance. Its far easier to work with distance per fixed unit. I could forgive the metric heads if they would at least use km/l (Kilometers per Liter). How hard is it to work out in imperial? Gas is $3.50/gal, I need to go 100 miles and I get 20 MPG. Hmmmm. Miles/MPG x $ 100/20 = 5 5 * 3.5 = $17.50 and it takes me 70/100 of an hour (42 minutes) to get there. So hard.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:53:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I think the imperial system is superior to the metric system for daily living. It shouldn't matter to scientists and engineers so they should use it as well. The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:53:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's so backwards. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Fuck 3/32nds 5/8ths and 7/16ths wrenches; at the same time fuck that retarded liters per 100km fuel efficiently rating. Quoted: The Apollo Guidance Computer operated in Metric, but the measurements were then converted when displayed to the crew. And what's could possibly go wrong with that? Crashing on Mars. Highway speed is usually 100km/hr so its so easy to work out how much its gonna cost you to travel and how long its gonna take. 200km trip @ $1.50 per litre (12Litre to 100km car for example) = 24 X 1.5 = $36 and about 2 hours travel. No no and no. I am not going to drive 100km/h when I can drive 65 mph, or 70+ in most states. Your example is complete dildos. No sane person would calculate for some distance. Its far easier to work with distance per fixed unit. I could forgive the metric heads if they would at least use km/l (Kilometers per Liter). How hard is it to work out in imperial? Gas is $3.50/gal, I need to go 100 miles and I get 20 MPG. Hmmmm. Miles/MPG x $ 100/20 = 5 5 * 3.5 = $17.50 and it takes me 70/100 of an hour (42 minutes) to get there. So hard. That's so backwards. How is flow rate measured in SWE? time/vol? I think vol/time (or distance) makes far more sense. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:54:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: We have refrigerator magnets with the conversions printed. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I think the imperial system is superior to the metric system for daily living. It shouldn't matter to scientists and engineers so they should use it as well. The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. I have seen Americans try to use a metric recipe. They spend more time weighing, than anything! |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 12:55:02 PM EDT
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I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If the metric system is so awesome it should be able to be used as an easy way to measure and tell time. Well guess what, you can't divide a year and a day by 10. So the metric system is communist. I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. You know they tried that fucktardedness right ? Question for the euros here. Did they change the survey instruments over there? Metric angles? 1000 degrees in a circle? |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:08:52 PM EDT
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2 liter Cokes shipped in an 8 pk. The 8 pack is a case of 2liters. Yup. 40 cases per pallet. 
We also have bottles in: 1/2 ltr. 1.25 ltr 253 mL 
Cans/bottles in: 7.5oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 14oz 15oz 15.2oz 15.2oz 16oz 18.5oz 18.6oz 19.2oz 20oz 24oz 50oz And probably a few others that I can't think of right now
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:09:49 PM EDT
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I'll take a half pound of chicken tenders please. its easier than saying I'd like 252 grams of chicken tenders But what if I only want 240 grams (0.529109429 pounds), or 260 grams (0.573201882 pounds).That would be really hard to order. Imperial system is as stiff as a Japanese lip. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:10:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You know they tried that fucktardedness right ? Question for the euros here. Did they change the survey instruments over there? Metric angles? 1000 degrees in a circle? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: If the metric system is so awesome it should be able to be used as an easy way to measure and tell time. Well guess what, you can't divide a year and a day by 10. So the metric system is communist. I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. You know they tried that fucktardedness right ? Question for the euros here. Did they change the survey instruments over there? Metric angles? 1000 degrees in a circle? I'm guessing they use radians. Those are so stupid, there are not an even amount in a circle! I tried to use a computer to calculate how many radians were in a circle, and it never reached the end! |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:23:37 PM EDT
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lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. Thickness!?! Who measure "paper size" by thickness. Wrong dimension eurotard. How about a 3x5 card? A 5x7 or 8x10 photo? You don't understand how life works.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:29:50 PM EDT
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Americans use Metric when it matters, Coke and coke. for one of those we use eighths of ounces and grams, for the other we uses both fluid ounces and liters/litres measurements are the most multilingual aspect of American life.
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:29:58 PM EDT
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He believes that we call it 210 mm x 330 mm, and not something remarkably simple and elegant (and communist) like 'A4'. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Ugh! Another " America is dumb because it won't switch to the metric system" thread... Even though the metric system was developed for science, which is where it is used in America and the English system was developed for every day life, which is where it is used in America. Maybe the rest of the world is too stupid to time share their brains and use both. The Metric system makes more sense for everyday use as well. Because a 10° shift in temperature from 24 to 34 going from comfortabel to DAMN hot makes sense. When you have to use decimal point degrees in temperature to make sense to the every day natural world, it's not convenient... You're measuring small every day objects like paper sizes in increments of 1/100th or 1/1000th of a meter when an integer number of inches will do. lolwut? We never measure temperature in fractions of degrees in normal life, nor do we measure things like the thickness of paper. You don't understand how Metric works. He believes that we call it 210 mm x 330 mm, and not something remarkably simple and elegant (and communist) like 'A4'. Why is A4 not something more convenient and rational...like 200mm x 350mm? Might as well be 212mm x 337mm. And those are still 1/1000ths of a meter increments because the reference measurement is too large to use in general daily life. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:32:37 PM EDT
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I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If the metric system is so awesome it should be able to be used as an easy way to measure and tell time. Well guess what, you can't divide a year and a day by 10. So the metric system is communist. I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. Can't move to metric time until you invent the metric circle which requires inventing metric pi. Why would metric months be 30 and not mutliples of 10? 10, 100, etc. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:33:39 PM EDT
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We have accepted the metric system in some instances. A 5.7 liter v8 sounds better than the 3 gallon engine. How much oil does it take..................about 5 quarts
no we haven't. that bitch is 350 cubic inches. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:34:24 PM EDT
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The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I think the imperial system is superior to the metric system for daily living. It shouldn't matter to scientists and engineers so they should use it as well. The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. Because 2 Tbs is so much more difficult to measure than 29ml |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:40:02 PM EDT
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The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I think the imperial system is superior to the metric system for daily living. It shouldn't matter to scientists and engineers so they should use it as well. The imperial "pound" is based on the metric "kilo". Also, I have seen Americans bake, they spend more time doing math than baking. Most Americans are idiots and think getting a Stoffers meal and throwing it into the oven is a home cooked meal too. I'm not going to diss Sweden though, I buy snus from there. |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:40:59 PM EDT
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Why is A4 not something more convenient and rational...like 200mm x 350mm? Might as well be 212mm x 337mm. And those are still 1/1000ths of a meter increments because the reference measurement is too large to use in general daily life. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Why is A4 not something more convenient and rational...like 200mm x 350mm? Might as well be 212mm x 337mm. And those are still 1/1000ths of a meter increments because the reference measurement is too large to use in general daily life. It follows this equation which means that it can be folded in the middle and you'll get the same size on both pieces: 1:v2 (˜1:1,4142) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_size_illustration.svg Quoted:
Most Americans are idiots and think getting a Stoffers meal and throwing it into the oven is a home cooked meal too. I'm not going to diss Sweden though, I buy snus from there. Snus <3 |
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Posted: 6/10/2014 1:47:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Can't move to metric time until you invent the metric circle which requires inventing metric pi. Why would metric months be 30 and not mutliples of 10? 10, 100, etc. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: If the metric system is so awesome it should be able to be used as an easy way to measure and tell time. Well guess what, you can't divide a year and a day by 10. So the metric system is communist. I would also support a move to metric time. Divide the day into 10 hours each having 100 minutes, subdivided into 100 seconds. Months should be 30 days even, and the 5 days left over should be permanent holidays. Leap day would also be a holiday. Can't move to metric time until you invent the metric circle which requires inventing metric pi. Why would metric months be 30 and not mutliples of 10? 10, 100, etc. Because it should be SOMEWHAT related to the mood cycles (I did that on purpose) and besides, I already know the 12 regular months in addition to Smarch. Lousy Smarch weather... Why do we need metric Pi? I thought pi was already metric? Don't buy it? Fine then divide the day into 2pi radians, where an hour = pi/5. Then convert this length of time into decimal form. There. I invented it! It's almost 7.08! You get the same answer if you just divide the day into 10 hours. |
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