Make the Metric system the standard in the United States
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Make the Metric system the standard in the United States
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#2what a coincidence, just yesterday I saw a comedian making fun of UK&US for not using the metric system and instead something he considered archaic
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#3I look forward to everywhere using metric.
I'm in the UK, 27 and still struggle at times to comprehend lbs, ounces, stone, feet, inches, yards, miles etc., when everything I was taught in school was in metres, litres, newtons and kilogrammes.
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#4Did any of these petitions accomplished anything?
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#5what a coincidence, just yesterday I saw a comedian making fun of UK&US for not using the metric system and instead something he considered archaic
Imperial is very visible in the UK (for road instances and for beer glasses in particular) but the country is pretty much metric now and has been for decades.
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#6Sad it only has 237 votes as of my visit (waiting for my acct to validate so I can sign).
The problem is, I think the US has already declared itself to be metric to little effect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act
It's not the do-nothing congress this time, it's the learn-nothing public.
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#8Good idea, but a bad writeup. A serious "lol" at the metric system being more precise. Easier to use does not equate to "more precise".
In many cases, the metric system is less precise, as it demands that all measurements fit into base 10. Base 10 makes it easier for us to do calculations in our head and understand, but it does NOT improve precision. In many cases, it removes precision in exchange for the base 10 ease of use.
And anyone who thinks a metric conversion will do anything for science obviously knows nothing of American science -- which has used the metric system almost exclusively for a very long time.
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#9I don't see this ever happening. There just isn't a push from within to do it.
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