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Sure why not. Never hurts to admit when somebody else has a better idea. Besides, not doing so can hold one back.
Because my measuring cups and tape measures would need to be replaced. I can push a button that switches my car, but otherwise it would cost me like $30.47 and that is too high a price to pay.
Would be a great way to improve domestic infrastructure and manufacturing.
We are basically the last country to not use the metric system in our day to day lives - we measure temperature in Farenheit, distances in feet.yards and miles, and have a ridiculous volume and weight measurement system of cups, ounces, quarts, gallons, etc.
Its an antiquated system that costs the US milions each year by having to convert, tool things in english units (5/8 in wrenches?) etc. Our kids need to learn both systems, and tend to learn neither well.
Why is there no active movement in the US to upgrade our systems?
Why dont we just bite the bullet and change already?
Nice article that may jump start the popular cry: Why Americans still use Fahrenheit long after everyone else switched to Celsius - Vox
It would be rather costly. it would also make trade cheaper añd more efficient. It would be less good at training children's minds
Would a billion new highway signs really substantially improve infrastructure?
We are basically the last country to not use the metric system in our day to day lives - we measure temperature in Farenheit, distances in feet.yards and miles, and have a ridiculous volume and weight measurement system of cups, ounces, quarts, gallons, etc.
Its an antiquated system that costs the US milions each year by having to convert, tool things in english units (5/8 in wrenches?) etc. Our kids need to learn both systems, and tend to learn neither well.
Why is there no active movement in the US to upgrade our systems?
Why dont we just bite the bullet and change already?
Nice article that may jump start the popular cry: Why Americans still use Fahrenheit long after everyone else switched to Celsius - Vox
We are basically the last country to not use the metric system in our day to day lives - we measure temperature in Farenheit, distances in feet.yards and miles, and have a ridiculous volume and weight measurement system of cups, ounces, quarts, gallons, etc.
Its an antiquated system that costs the US milions each year by having to convert, tool things in english units (5/8 in wrenches?) etc. Our kids need to learn both systems, and tend to learn neither well.
Why is there no active movement in the US to upgrade our systems?
Why dont we just bite the bullet and change already?
Nice article that may jump start the popular cry: Why Americans still use Fahrenheit long after everyone else switched to Celsius - Vox
1. I didn't respond to your poll because I didn't like your snarky additions to the simple choices. I would have willingly answered with a plain "no".
2. I don't care about what the rest of the world uses. If I ever have to convert something...well, that's what the internet is for and it's pretty cheap.
3. There is no active movement in the US to convert because nobody...except a few, like you, who insist we become more like Europe...really cares about it.
What about those who don't give 2 craps that Europe uses it, but rather wish our children learned about units that have fundamental definitions based on real scientific properties.
We are basically the last country to not use the metric system in our day to day lives - we measure temperature in Farenheit, distances in feet.yards and miles, and have a ridiculous volume and weight measurement system of cups, ounces, quarts, gallons, etc.
Its an antiquated system that costs the US milions each year by having to convert, tool things in english units (5/8 in wrenches?) etc. Our kids need to learn both systems, and tend to learn neither well.
Why is there no active movement in the US to upgrade our systems?
Why dont we just bite the bullet and change already?
Nice article that may jump start the popular cry: Why Americans still use Fahrenheit long after everyone else switched to Celsius - Vox
I don't know about YOUR kids, but my kids learned about the metric system in school.
What about those who don't give 2 craps that Europe uses it, but rather wish our children learned about units that have fundamental definitions based on real scientific properties.
so then, assuming your kids are of average or higher intelligence, they probably realized how much more rational and intuitive the metric system is.
Is it really that hard to learn two systems? I mean, I know how big a centimeter is, and I know how big an inch is. It's not that mind-blowing.
Sure.
Do most people (ugh) know
how to convert between pounds and kilograms (trick question)
what the Rankine is
horsepower(which one) to watts?
........
Do they need to know what a Rankine is?
We are basically the last country to not use the metric system in our day to day lives - we measure temperature in Farenheit, distances in feet.yards and miles, and have a ridiculous volume and weight measurement system of cups, ounces, quarts, gallons, etc.
Its an antiquated system that costs the US milions each year by having to convert, tool things in english units (5/8 in wrenches?) etc. Our kids need to learn both systems, and tend to learn neither well.
Why is there no active movement in the US to upgrade our systems?
Why dont we just bite the bullet and change already?
Nice article that may jump start the popular cry: Why Americans still use Fahrenheit long after everyone else switched to Celsius - Vox
I voted no, because it would be pointless. Wouldn't accomplish anything, would be no positive impact, and meanwhile the switchover would cause businesses and regular folks hardship.
I see no real incentive to change.
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