Yeah the metric system is waaaaaay better. another example: 1 liter (10cmx10cmx10cm) of water at its highest density (at 4°C and normal athmospheric pressure) is one kilogramm.
I don't pretend to know or really care, but I'm pretty sure I've heard from top mathematicians and scientists that the American system is much better because it's more precise or something. But I don't really know.
I do know that Fahrenheit vs Celsius is a dumb argument because they're based around different things. This thing tries to claim that Fahrenheit is based around water, but it's not. It's based around human body temperature. Therefore, it's much more precise when talking about the temperature outside and how we relate to it.
As for month/day/year vs day/month/year, it may make more sense to write it as day/month/year, but it makes more sense to speak it as month/day/year. "I was born on February 22, 1925" vs "I was born on the 22nd of February, 9125." It just flows better the first way.
Okay. Yes, the metric system is great. Yes, it works nicely. Yes, conversions are easy. And I have no argument concerning measurement of length, besides it's much easier to pace out feet/yards than centimeters or decimeters (I'll leave meters alone here because they're about the same as a yard).
But concerning temperature, Fahrenheit is more based around the human body. 0 is about as cold as we can healthily stand, and 100 is around our body temp. Celsius is made for water. 0 is freezing, 100 is boiling. But I'm a people, not a water.
In terms of how we write out dates, let's just take a look at how we SAY the dates. At least here in America, we say August fifth. Not the fifth of August. And we (at least in my schools) are taught to write our dates on papers "August 5, 2015." So, 8/5/15 just makes more sense. Now, I don't know if you say it different in other countries.
I have had a conversation about this with an Australian, who said she always said "Fifth of August," so perhaps it's just that it's different how we say it, so it's different how we write it.
Yes, we're a bit insane. But there is a method to our madness.
God forbid America doesn't want to do something the way others do. Is it really harming other countries that we do things differently? Stop complaining about dumb shit and start complaining about the important things. Worrying about stuff like this isn't going to solve starving children or abuse victims or terrorists. I wish people would get as upset about things that matter.
Rant over.
Best comment. I'm with Morgan, everybody wants the US to confirm to the rest of the world, we were founded by people who refused to live by other peoples rules. If you dream of a European style society using the metric system with open borders, it already exists, and some of those people emigrate to the US every year. Maybe some Americans should go there.
People say the US should switch to metric, I don't think they understand how hard that would be to have to switch millions of people over and millions of tools, signs, cars, and various other thing
itd be pretty easy, print things in both for a couple years, most things already are in both, refer to things in writing and metric units (old units) its already taught in schools then slowly phase out the old stuff
I do know that Fahrenheit vs Celsius is a dumb argument because they're based around different things. This thing tries to claim that Fahrenheit is based around water, but it's not. It's based around human body temperature. Therefore, it's much more precise when talking about the temperature outside and how we relate to it.
As for month/day/year vs day/month/year, it may make more sense to write it as day/month/year, but it makes more sense to speak it as month/day/year. "I was born on February 22, 1925" vs "I was born on the 22nd of February, 9125." It just flows better the first way.
But concerning temperature, Fahrenheit is more based around the human body. 0 is about as cold as we can healthily stand, and 100 is around our body temp. Celsius is made for water. 0 is freezing, 100 is boiling. But I'm a people, not a water.
In terms of how we write out dates, let's just take a look at how we SAY the dates. At least here in America, we say August fifth. Not the fifth of August. And we (at least in my schools) are taught to write our dates on papers "August 5, 2015." So, 8/5/15 just makes more sense. Now, I don't know if you say it different in other countries.
Yes, we're a bit insane. But there is a method to our madness.
Rant over.