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should america convert to the metric system? (pg. 2)
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| eFeKz |
oh off you too, if im wrong its obviously because the c0r didnt post any material regarding the subject
how else would i get my news?:p |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| theres no way you'd ever convince the slackjawed yokels of the US to support a conversion. , most of them cant even find iraq on a map. |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
slackjawed yokels |
lmao you made my day |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by tranceDJ
some moron converted metric to american wrong. |
It's called Imperial not American. |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by Arbiter
I like metric measurements for volume and length. Grams suck though, because 1 gram is too small a base unit. A pox upon grams. |
What you on about?
It's the standard measurement for drug amounts (weed excluded) :p |
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| sakabatou |
| quote: | Originally posted by tranceDJ
Too late, would confuse too many people. I've never understood the American system, doesn't make any sense. At least the metric system goes by 10's so it's easy to convert.
I recall hearing about how NASA ed up a satellite's course and sent it into the sun or something because some moron converted metric to american wrong. |
AHAHAHAHAHA I like how some Americans know so little.
It's not "the american system" or "american" its called imperial.
Imperial units are ounces, miles, inch's etc, and metric are meters, grams etc.
"...converted to american..."
Imperials been there way before your country, and will be there way after lollerskittles
Do americans not pay for a litre of petrol at petrolstations, sorry, gas-stops?
2litres bottles of cola?
All metric, your system is like ours, you use metric for some and imperial for some. Think everywhere is pretty much the same, as older people stick to imperial, and the younger generation use metric more often in schools etc |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by sakabatou
AHAHAHAHAHA I like how some Americans know so little.
It's not "the american system" or "american" its called imperial.
Imperial units are ounces, miles, inch's etc, and metric are meters, grams etc.
"...converted to american..."
Imperials been there way before your country, and will be there way after lollerskittles |
rofl. and they call their sports "world series" when its just them playing :haha:
this is a perfect example of why metric would never catch on over the "american" system in the US. |
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| sakabatou |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
rofl. and they call their sports "world series" when its just them playing :haha: |
Don't be silly, theres nothing else on the planet other than America, only other countries are Canada and mexico, and somewhere in Utah theres a place called China where all our kids toys are made!!! |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by sakabatou
Don't be silly, theres nothing else on the planet other than America, only other countries are Canadaand mexico, and somewhere in Utah theres a place called China where all our kids toys are made!!! |
Woowho! We made the list (unfortunately we're nothing but trees, bears, snow, and igloos).
Of course we're generalizing here.... I'm sure most Americans know it's imperial not American, they speak English not American, and no one gives a rat's ass about the "World" Series. |
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| Cobalt |
I vote yes. It causes all kinds of problems to be on a different measurement system than the rest of the world, and I'm always a bit embarassed when I visit friends in Canada.
But it isn't going to happen. Carter tried and failed. (Then again, Carter tried and failed at a lot of things in office.)
| quote: | Originally posted by sakabatou
Do americans not pay for a litre of petrol at petrolstations, sorry, gas-stops? |
We pay for gas by the gallon. And they're gas stations. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cobalt
I vote yes. It causes all kinds of problems to be on a different measurement system than the rest of the world |
Don't the Brits still use some Imperial measures?
| quote: | | We pay for gas by the gallon. And they're gas stations. |
3.9L to a US gallon. |
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