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The entire planet uses metric except for the US, because reasons. 
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The entire planet uses metric except for the US, because reasons.
At least they stick to imperial! In the UK, imperial and metric are used together in one place, eg in a pub - imperial for pints, metric for wine/spirits.
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There are many instances of both being used here as well especially food items and storage containers. Any system works until you mix it with others.
And I much prefer cubic inches for engine displacement.
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I'm a personal fan of Imperial measurements.
In mainland Europe they sell beer in units of 250ml/500ml etc, whilst in the UK/USA beer is sold is the pint which is 568ml. With the latter being larger, it is clearly the superior form.
Milk as well, buying it in units of litres just seems f*cked up.
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Imperial makes no sense to me, Fahrenheit is just nuts and 5/16ths vs 3/8ths of an inch is far less convenient than 8mm vs 9mm. A litre of water occupies 1000 cm3, weighs a kilogram, freezes at 0 and boils at 100. Simple.
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But those things are meaningless to me, Imperial has been firmly implanted in my brain. Knowing a pint or quart is automatic, without thought. If someone says it's 63 degrees f outside, I know exactly how that feels.
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It is what you're used to. I have no clue what 63 degrees f feels like, I honestly don't know if I'd need a coat for that or sunscreen and a hat.
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Just a light jacket.
There's been talk of changing since the '70's, it just didn't happen. It is slowly changing on it's own because of imports and exports, and it is taught in schools.
What about the clock? It should be based on 10 also.
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Just a light jacket.
There's been talk of changing since the '70's, it just didn't happen. It is slowly changing on it's own because of imports and exports, and it is taught in schools.
What about the clock? It should be based on 10 also.
I did convert it after I posted, and agree with you, light jacket.
While changing the clock would appeal to my OCD and make time calculations easier I think that would cause more problems that it would solve!
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It still blows my mind that this happened half a century ago!
Errrm.. no...
The Apollo Guidance Computer did all calculations in metric units, then merely displayed the result in funny units, so the astronauts wouldn't overheat.
Apollo Guidance Computer - Wikipedia
The Moon landings
Contrary to urban myth, NASA did use the metric system for the Apollo Moon landings. SI units were used for arguably the most critical part of the missions – the calculations that were carrie…
ukma.org.uk
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I was fortunate in that when I was in 7th grade there was a U.S. Gov't push to teach metric which lasted one year ironically. Regardless, they taught my grade and I still recall the "cheater" method, e. g., 2.54 cm= 1 in., 1.6 km = 1 mi., 0.405 hectare = 1 acre., etc.
The imperial system is archaic and requires in depth knowledge for sure. One rod = 16.5 ft., two pecks = 1 bushel, etc. Metric is more exact. Now if you really want to screw with your mind, just try to work on an old British auto or motorcycle!!
When I was in the U.K. in '73 I found it ironic all the road signs were in miles. Of course, the silly fools were driving on the wrong side of the road as well.
The imperial system is archaic and requires in depth knowledge for sure. One rod = 16.5 ft., two pecks = 1 bushel, etc. Metric is more exact. Now if you really want to screw with your mind, just try to work on an old British auto or motorcycle!!
When I was in the U.K. in '73 I found it ironic all the road signs were in miles. Of course, the silly fools were driving on the wrong side of the road as well.
You were lucky you didn't go three years earlier when 1 pound was 20 shillings, each of which was made up of 12 pence.I was fortunate in that when I was in 7th grade there was a U.S. Gov't push to teach metric which lasted one year ironically. Regardless, they taught my grade and I still recall the "cheater" method, e. g., 2.54 cm= 1 in., 1.6 km = 1 mi., 0.405 hectare = 1 acre., etc.
The imperial system is archaic and requires in depth knowledge for sure. One rod = 16.5 ft., two pecks = 1 bushel, etc. Metric is more exact. Now if you really want to screw with your mind, just try to work on an old British auto or motorcycle!!
When I was in the U.K. in '73 I found it ironic all the road signs were in miles. Of course, the silly fools were driving on the wrong side of the road as well.
I'm sure they'll happily go back to that after Brexit.
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Still see some folks outside the US referring to their weight in "stone",... why???