The imperial system will be gone in about 10 years, no need to rush it.

The imperial system will be gone in about 10 years, no need to rush it.

 

true.

 

tbh idc?

to be honest i don't care.

The imperial system will be gone in about 10 years, no need to rush it.

Perhaps, but thats what they said in the 70's.

how can you do calculations like gas pressure or idk kinetic energy in the imperial system? must be pretty complicated. i mean you do that in school all the time.

 

 

 

E=(mv^2)/2

 

 

 

[(pound ft^2)/s^2]=([pound]*[ft^2/s^2])/2

 

 

 

ft per second? hm.. would work as well, guess the problem would just be the conversion between say miles and feet. how many feet has a mile?

 

 

 

is there something like ft^3?

 

 

 

thinking about it, you could do all calculations also in the imperial system. just with the mentioned handicap.

 

 

 

EDIT: the again using floating kommas you could basically nullifiy that handicap.

 

 

 

temperature is of course a concern, since the kelvin scale is obviously superior to Fahrenheit, but since Kelvin are based on celsius, i guess you could come up with something similar for fahrenheit. how much ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâðF are 0K?

how can you do calculations like gas pressure or idk kinetic energy in the imperial system? must be pretty complicated. i mean you do that in school all the time.

 

 

 

E=(mv^2)/2

 

 

 

[(pound ft^2)/s^2]=([pound]*[ft^2/s^2])/2

 

 

 

ft per second? hm.. would work as well, guess the problem would just be the conversion between say miles and feet. how many feet has a mile?

 

 

 

is there something like ft^3?

 

 

 

thinking about it, you could do all calculations also in the imperial system. just with the mentioned handicap.

 

 

 

EDIT: the again using floating kommas you could basically nullifiy that handicap.

 

 

 

temperature is of course a concern, since the kelvin scale is obviously superior to Fahrenheit, but since Kelvin are based on celsius, i guess you could come up with something similar for fahrenheit. how much ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâðF are 0K?

 

 

 

I doubt you got past 7th grade science class....

 

 

 

 

 

We don't use imperial in science. We use metric ;)

oh

 

 

 

not sure what's 7th class though. how old are you usually in 7th grade?

 

 

 

if you use metric in science class, then every american, who goes to highschool, is able to use it when it matters.

 

 

 

in day to day use it simply doesn't matter anyway.

oh

 

 

 

not sure what's 7th class though. how old are you usually in 7th grade?

 

 

 

if you use metric in science class, then every american, who goes to highschool, is able to use it when it matters.

 

 

 

in day to day use it simply doesn't matter anyway.

 

 

 

I want to say 12-13 year olds, but I can't think straight atm =\

the metric system is much better to use and easier to understand than that whole foot blah blah stuff for science and mathmatics becuase of being easily divisible by 10 and i am american but use metric so there

What I don't get is why can't the metric system be introduced to the US gradually. While it is obvious you can't just decide one day that tomorrow everyone in America must know the metric system , why can't the slowly toss out the old.

 

 

 

Why not just teach BOTH the imperial system and metric system in school so future generations will know the system? Why can't they package new products that clearly show BOTH measurements. Perhaps whenever a new sign is needed have the speed limit in mph and km/h.

 

 

 

Then 50 years down the road slowly remove the Imperial system, that way most of the working force will already have knowledge of the metric system. And the ones that don't will be too old to care... :oops:

 

 

 

But then again, the government would have to be onboard for the long haul for this to happen...

 

 

 

In the school I go to, they do teach us the metric system. They don't teach in math, it's in science. Anyway, I don't exactly see why it's such a big deal. We use our way and you use yours. It isn't really necessary for the U.S. to know and use the metric system.

 

 

 

amen to that

how can you do calculations like gas pressure or idk kinetic energy in the imperial system? must be pretty complicated. i mean you do that in school all the time.

 

 

 

E=(mv^2)/2

 

 

 

[(pound ft^2)/s^2]=([pound]*[ft^2/s^2])/2

 

 

 

ft per second? hm.. would work as well, guess the problem would just be the conversion between say miles and feet. how many feet has a mile?

 

 

 

is there something like ft^3?

 

 

 

thinking about it, you could do all calculations also in the imperial system. just with the mentioned handicap.

 

 

 

EDIT: the again using floating kommas you could basically nullifiy that handicap.

 

 

 

temperature is of course a concern, since the kelvin scale is obviously superior to Fahrenheit, but since Kelvin are based on celsius, i guess you could come up with something similar for fahrenheit. how much ÃÆââ¬Å¡ÃâðF are 0K?

 

 

 

I doubt you got past 7th grade science class....

 

 

 

 

 

We don't use imperial in science. We use metric ;)

 

Imperial is also used in science. Farenheit also has an absolute scale, it's called Rankine. Also, there are 5280 ft/mile. It's just something you memorize. Yes, there are cubic feet, and yes, metric is easier. Nobody said life is easy :wall:

i think that we'll end up using K instead of celsius anyway

i think that we'll end up using K instead of celsius anyway

 

 

 

If you haven't noticed, neither are meant to replace the other, they just make things easier depending on what you're doing. Obviously if you're studying low temperatures you'll want to use K and if you're doing real world stuffs you'll want C :P

KmH dont mean anything to me. Kilometres in general do not. Why change for changes sake? I think too many things in this world are changed for changes sake.

i think that we'll end up using K instead of celsius anyway

 

 

 

If you haven't noticed, neither are meant to replace the other, they just make things easier depending on what you're doing. Obviously if you're studying low temperatures you'll want to use K and if you're doing real world stuffs you'll want C :P

 

 

 

Yeah, who would want to say "It's 357 degrees right now".

I live in america and i refuse to use anything but the metric system. in all my AP science classes, we use the metric system. even in my basic classes in years past used the metric system. for track, the race lengths are measured using the metric system. when i ask an average person what their 1600 time is (which btw, is the only conversion i know off hand (1609m = 1 mi :P)), they have no idea what the hell im talking about, which makes me mad.

 

 

 

i couldn't learn ounces, pints, and gallons to save my life (mainly cause i dont want to). everything is done in the metric system. i dont know why there even is another system

 

 

 

 

 

btw, im only talking about the metric system...i perfer farenheit over celcius...and the only exception to the metric system is the use of the mile. i like the mile better (cause i pretty much grew up with farenheit and the mile)

Imperial, English...I hate them. Imperial has us multiplying several times to convert numbers. English breaks nearly every law it has writen and is incredibly complex with simular words and hidden letters.

They're going to die soon anyways. Dang old people.

 

 

 

Old people are awesome!

 

 

 

Oh and also metric = ftl. People who hate imperial are the ones who are severly lacking in the intelligence department, the ones who want metric because they don't have the mental capacity to work with imperial. Tards.

 

 

 

Edit: In accordance to the previous post, I would like to state that I am English. In reply to it: we are not 'complex' as you say, we just do things how we like it, but everyone else is too stupid to understand.

They're going to die soon anyways. Dang old people.

 

 

 

Old people are awesome!

 

 

 

Oh and also metric = ftl. People who hate imperial are the ones who are severly lacking in the intelligence department, the ones who want metric because they don't have the mental capacity to work with imperial. Tards.

 

 

 

Edit: In accordance to the previous post, I would like to state that I am English. In reply to it: we are not 'complex' as you say, we just do things how we like it, but everyone else is too stupid to understand.

 

u lack the mental capacity to actually explain why imperial is better :roll:

They're going to die soon anyways. Dang old people.

 

 

 

Old people are awesome!

 

 

 

Oh and also metric = ftl. People who hate imperial are the ones who are severly lacking in the intelligence department, the ones who want metric because they don't have the mental capacity to work with imperial. Tards.

 

 

 

Edit: In accordance to the previous post, I would like to state that I am English. In reply to it: we are not 'complex' as you say, we just do things how we like it, but everyone else is too stupid to understand.

 

u lack the mental capacity to actually explain why imperial is better :roll:

 

 

 

"u" lack the capacity to type two extra keys and use Shift to avoid sounding like a hypocritical moron. I think what he was trying to push is that people who are good with mathematics are less likely to switch to the metric system because they can already do decently-fast conversions in their head with the Imperial system. I also think he might be being a bit saracastic, but I don't want to be presumptuous. Once again - if it works, why fix it? We use metric measurements in scientific applications and international trade, and if somebody screws up it is their own fault.

They're going to die soon anyways. Dang old people.

 

 

 

Old people are awesome!

 

 

 

Oh and also metric = ftl. People who hate imperial are the ones who are severly lacking in the intelligence department, the ones who want metric because they don't have the mental capacity to work with imperial. Tards.

 

 

 

Edit: In accordance to the previous post, I would like to state that I am English. In reply to it: we are not 'complex' as you say, we just do things how we like it, but everyone else is too stupid to understand.

 

u lack the mental capacity to actually explain why imperial is better :roll:

 

 

 

"u" lack the capacity to type two extra keys and use Shift to avoid sounding like a hypocritical moron. I think what he was trying to push is that people who are good with mathematics are less likely to switch to the metric system because they can already do decently-fast conversions in their head with the Imperial system. I also think he might be being a bit saracastic, but I don't want to be presumptuous. Once again - if it works, why fix it? We use metric measurements in scientific applications and international trade, and if somebody screws up it is their own fault.

 

"u" are a moron, i type in short because it is quicker, we use metric because it is quicker ever heard of a thing called logic? no i didnt think so.

It's a forum. What possible reason could you have for needing to save 1/4 of a second that it takes to type two extra letters? :uhh:

It's a forum. What possible reason could you have for needing to save 1/4 of a second that it takes to type two extra letters? :uhh:

 

time is money, money is useful

And you're here wasting time posting on a forum. Ok then.

Great, now this guy is giving metric a bad name. :|