15-09-2003 12:26									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Osweld Everyone calls the US system (inches and crap) the "imperial system" where I'm from.

That's only because we are the empire.

	15-09-2003 17:54									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Big Crunch The English system has the best of both worlds. We learn and calculate everything in metric and then express it all in imperial so that our American friends don't get confused whilst Europeans do..

Perfide Albion !

	15-09-2003 18:01									#34
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I proud to say I don't know either system, so I am incapable of making a judgement.

	15-09-2003 18:01									#35
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident the metric system is a communist plot to undermine the U.S.

Worse than that, it's French.

	15-09-2003 18:05									#36
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If I had been taught metric FIRST, I would be fine with it. But noooo-oh. I was taught the Imperial system first, and THEN they tried to teach metric on top of it. It's not that I don't get it. It's that I already have one system in my head and don't want another.

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	15-09-2003 18:08									#37
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Actually I like inches better because they are bigger, and miles better because they are bigger. And definately pounds over KG. But I'm not very familiar with the imperial system measurements of liquids, so I measure liquids with the metric system and do other things with the imperial system.

	15-09-2003 18:12									#38
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And what the hell is up with Celsius or Kelvin, degrees fareheight are bigger and more precise without being to technical.

Instead of 20.8482 Cdegrees it is something like 72 degrees farenheit and like 420.8482 degrees Kelvin

20.8482 , 420.8482, or 72, **** I'd take 72 number any day.

	15-09-2003 18:19									#39
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Depends what you start with.

27C = 80.6F *shrug*

	15-09-2003 18:26									#40
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0 Kelvin = -459.67 F

	15-09-2003 18:28									#41
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37C = ****ing hot

	15-09-2003 19:00									#43
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yocto is E-24, and in theory you can, of course, get even smaller than that

	15-09-2003 19:05									#44
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Well, he's right that Farenheit is more precise. It's good for Everyday Joe's like me. Also, it makes those '5 degree guarantees' a bit more challenging for the meterologists, which means more money for schools. Thus, Farenheit helps improve education. Also, it's a German name, isn't it? And, as we all know, nothing German can be bad. On a side note: Volkswagon should really consider using that as a slogan.

Anyway, Celsius is more practical for sciences. Because, let's be hontest, Farenheit is pretty ****ed up.

	15-09-2003 19:06									#45
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how is Fahrenheit more precise?

	15-09-2003 19:08									#46
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What's a 5 degree guarantee?

	15-09-2003 19:15									#47
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The difference between 1 degree of Farenheit is smaller than Celsius. Thus, a jump from 70F to 71F is less noticeable than say 20C to 21C. It's better for air conditioners and heaters, if you want to get the temperature just right.

Many weather stations in America have a '5 degree guarantee.' They guess the temperature for the next day. If they are off by more than 5 degrees, then they donate money to local schools. It's a gimick to build trust among the viewers so they'll watch more.

	15-09-2003 19:16									#48
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they could change it to a 3 degree guarantee or something

	15-09-2003 19:22									#49
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Three degree guarantee even rhymes better.

	15-09-2003 19:23									#50
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and it's more than 5 degree too

	15-09-2003 21:55									#51
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quote: Some of us measure ours in YARDS

Eh, you wait for nightfall I hope.

	15-09-2003 21:58									#52
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0Kelvin == 0Rankin

	15-09-2003 22:24									#53
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what moron is going to measure 30 miles in inches?

there is nothing wrong with the U.S. standard system. Who cares how many inches are in a mile? It's not a useful conversion. We don't use the standard system for science anyways, so the point is moot. We only use it for everyday life.

Though I do think that engineering should convert to metric system. You know nuts and bolts type thing. I'm tired of doing fractions in my head. . I always have to figure out if 9/32 is smaller than 1/4 or not. You'd think I would remember by know, but end up always doing the math in my head every time. I'd rather use 10 mm sockets and wrenches.

But I see no reason to go to 3.3 liter milk containers. That's just silly.

	15-09-2003 22:26									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten 37C = ****ing hot

that's cool where I live

	16-09-2003 01:25									#55
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident But I see no reason to go to 3.3 liter milk containers. That's just silly.

	16-09-2003 01:27									#56
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ADG: 1 gallon = 3.3 litres.

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	16-09-2003 01:38									#57
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Ahhh...

thx for the info

	16-09-2003 01:51									#58
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Which gallon is that? I thought US gallons are 3.8 litres?

	16-09-2003 01:52									#59
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When it comes to science, the standard/imperial system is more trouble than it is worth, which is why scientists the world over (including Americans) use the metric system.

The metric system is just so much easier to understand because everything goes by powers of ten. Where as the "standard" system has seemingly no rhyme or reason to it's conversions.

As to why some Americans don't learn the metric system, the reason is probably the same as the reason that some don't learn to speak German or Chinese... They already have a language, and don't understand the benefit of learning a new one.

	16-09-2003 01:55									#60
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oh, and Hersh is right, a US gallon is closer to 3.8 liters.

3.78 to be more precise.