Do you think the US should go to the metic system?

Postby **NAN** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:55 pm

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/07/ ... can-story/

Do you think the US should go to the metric system.

Postby **PFiDC** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:55 pm

Hell yes

Postby **dodint** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:58 pm

Postby **columbia** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:58 pm

It would make it much easier follow tif's recipes.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 4:59 pm

The gallon would be harder for me to give up than the mile. Though probably because I'm a runner. The metric gas station signs boggle my mind.

Postby **count2infinity** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:19 pm

it should have years ago... even more so now. Makes no sense not to other than "MURICA! THIS IS THE WAY IT IS!"

Postby **Pavement** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:22 pm

Have the metric system but still use miles, pounds etc. works for us.

Postby **Craig** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:23 pm

I dont really think it matters.

Postby **Morkle** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:23 pm

I'm fine with it, just get it over with.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:23 pm

Wait, upon further review.

"metic"

No.

Postby **Freddy Rumsen** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:26 pm

12 standard is easier and more intuitive in real life than 10 standard.

(Doubt me? Try cutting something into thirds using metric)

Postby **Craig** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:27 pm

What if you need to cut into fifths?

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:28 pm

Eddie Izzard: I can understand the appeal of the Imperial system of weights and measures; it's so easy to learn - everything is divisible by 1.

That said:

Postby **Shyster** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:53 pm

What if you need to cut into fifths?

As an aside, I was watching a documentary on measurements a while back, and it mentioned that the reason the number 60 showed up so often in older measurement systems—and is still present in our units of time—is because it is wonderfully divisible. Sixty can be evenly divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30.

Postby **Tico Rick** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:30 pm

Since I only have ten fingers, ten standard works for me.

I woldn't mind going metric with distances, but I don't think I could get my head around understanding weather forecasts that use celsius.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:40 pm

I woldn't mind going metric with distances, but I don't think I could get my head around understanding weather forecasts that use celsius.

You get used to it.

It would make it much easier follow tif's recipes.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:54 pm

My problem with Celsius is that it's less precise as the scale is tighter. Though I suppose you could start listing temp to the tenth of a degree for more precision.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:02 pm

That's only really a thing if you're hung up on round numbers, tho, right?

96°F is not more 'precise' than 35.5556°C.

Postby **columbia** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:03 pm

Kelvin or bust.

Postby **dodint** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:07 pm

That's only really a thing if you're hung up on round numbers, tho, right?

96°F is not more 'precise' than 35.5556°C.

You just repeated what I said, though.

Tell me how much better Stone is for a weight measure, too.

Postby **tifosi77** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:07 pm

Well that settles it then. Metric it is.

Postby **willeyeam** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:22 pm

Weather is the easiest one. For simple conversion, double it and add 32. For actual, times 9/5 and add 32.

Im all about it

Postby **willeyeam** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:22 pm

Kelvin or bust.

Cant believe it only got up to 349 today

Postby **columbia** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:24 pm

Kelvin or bust.
Cant believe it only got up to 349 today

It's the granularity that dodint is craving.

Postby **PFiDC** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:36 pm

Kelvin or bust.
Cant believe it only got up to 349 today
It's the granularity that dodint is craving.

At first I thought this was the swear filter...