Reasons Why The Metric System Better

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

To keep Loyd's thread clean...

-We have no unit for mass in the American system. The metric system has Kilograms. Kilograms (grams) make sence because 1litre of water = 1kilo. The gram makes scence as 1gram=1mol of Hydrogen.

-Measurement makes no sence at all. We use fractions instead of decimals, 12"=1 foot. 3 feet = 1 yard. 66 feet = 1 chord or what ever it is, 5280 feet = 1 mile... 1 meter....move the decimal place to get anything else, nanometer to kilometer.

-Measurment of force makes scence. 1 newton = 1kilo*9.8m/s^2 (gravity). Pounds...are pounds. We have no mass measurment.

-Volume makes scence because 1 litre = 1kilo of water. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

-Energy makes scence. We have two different types of callories and all this other crap. The metric system uses Joules. 1 newton applied over 1 meter.

-Power makes scence. One joule per second. Horsepower is 33,000ft/lbs/min? WTF?

-Distance makes scence. 10,000,000m from the equator to the north pole.

-Temperature makes scence. 1 degree celcius is 1 100th of the temperature difference between the melting and boiling points of water. Celcius is also the same incraments as Kelvin and come up with an even number to reach absolute zero. 0k=-273* C

-Every other country in the world as far as I know uses the metric system. Are us americans so advanced that only we use this highly sophisticated standard of measurments...well except the science community. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/blackeye.gif.66a1670f5aaf7f406e783a63e3387dc5.gif

Tell me how Standard/Imperial units are better in any way. "Because I grew up with it" is not an answear.

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[xluben 10+ year member]

yeah, prefixes kick ***!

i think most engineering students would agree that the metric system is MUCH easier to work with.

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

"Sense" //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

....and Miles are way better than Kilometers.... kilometers are too short //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

It's not a question of whether it's better or not, it's whether the public will accept it...

 

[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

i think most engineering students would agree that the metric system is MUCH easier to work with.

i agree. at school when doing engineering problems, it was about 90% in metric. it's such a PITA to do problems with english. the metric system is so much cleaner and easier to use. but here in the states we are so used to the english system that i don't think a change here will happen.

 

[GrayMatter4tw 10+ year member]

As a mechanical engineering student I wholeheartedly agree that the english system is utterly useless. Metric 4TMFW

 

[GrayMatter4tw 10+ year member]

FYI there is an english mass unit....its called a slug

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

Reasons why the metric system is worse: The French use it.

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[GrayMatter4tw 10+ year member]

silly n00bit

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

silly n00bit

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[OneKrazyKeebler 10+ year member]

Metric is easier, but there are too many things in standard that will not change, miles, feet, inches, lbs. Everbody knows them and not everybody knows metric. Stick with what you know.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

I'm moving to england

 

[GrayMatter4tw 10+ year member]

Ignorance is not an excuse.

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Hey! I passed 5k posts!

hooray FPD!

 

[maldecido33 10+ year member]

yeah, prefixes kick ***!
i think most engineering students would agree that the metric system is MUCH easier to work with.

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