• Standard (Measurement) is fucking stupid.
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[img]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/converting_to_metric.png[/img] Print this off and stick it on your wall. [editline]08:04PM[/editline] Wait why is a 2 litre bottle labelled as 3 litres?
People should use kelvin for temperature, F and C are still technically arbitrary.
It pisses me off that The UK did a half-assed attempt at converting to metric, we still measure long distances in miles and weigh ourselves in pounds/stone.
I love the UK in all of it's multimeasuring glory.
I use MPH, that's it. Rest is litres and shit. [editline]09:13PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Reborn9;21503850]It pisses me off how in the UK people insist on measuring their weight in imperial, and distances in miles & yards & such.[/QUOTE] Oh hi.
[QUOTE=lemongrapes;21507852]People should use kelvin for temperature, F and C are still technically arbitrary.[/QUOTE] They are, but for everyday conversation Kelvin is innapropriate; 20 degrees Celsius, or room temperature, is the same as 293.15 Kelvin. Somewhat more awkward.
But... American football fans would get confused if it changed. :ohdear:
The U.S's slow change to metric is painful for anyone attempting any scientific experiments. Don't believe me, go to Home Depot or Lowes and try to by a metric carpentry square. multiplying 100 measurements by 2.45 is a major pain in the ass.
Just one reason I'm moving to Scandinavia first chance I get.
[QUOTE=Falcoknight;21503813]I live in Canada, and let me tell you, metric is not as amazing as you think. Most people still use standard for certain things (inches, pounds, acres, ounces), and metric for others. To give you an example, I know what temperature I need in Fahrenheit when I am baking, and do not know what it is in Celsius, but when I am checking the weather temperature I know it in Celsius, not Fahrenheit. I measure myself in pounds, sure as hell don't know how many kilograms I am. We measure property in acres, and drinks in both ounces and mL. When measuring anything in trades, we use inches (unless its a dumb Government watched program). Right now its confusing, I say, what works for you: stick with it. Oh, most importantly, no one knows how tall they are in cm, everyone measures themselves in ft and inches.[/QUOTE] I know my height in cm. :smug:
[QUOTE=Kingy_who;21507912]It pisses me off that The UK did a half-assed attempt at converting to metric, we still measure long distances in miles and weigh ourselves in pounds/stone.[/QUOTE] I measure my weight in kilos, it's annoying when people ask me how much I weigh and I have to pop out a unit converter :( I've never heard imperial being called standard before, if I didn't know any better from reading this thread I'd think 'standard' referred to metric because it seems pretty... well, standard.
Metric system is used everywhere except in America.
[QUOTE=SirDigby;21492528]Metric is great for measuring things that need to be made or are of great importance, due to how arithmetic is easier with it. But if i wanted to describe how tall someone was or how big my member is, i would go for imperial because of its relate-ability to the human body and the ease of comprehension that comes with that.[/QUOTE] Seriosly metric is so easy. Its like it fits anything. Let me show some examples: Human body height. 1.5 meters = dwarf. 2.0 meters = tall Normal human walking: 5 km/h, 6-7km/h if you walk fast Summer temperatures: 20 celcius (Northern Europe), 30 celcius (Southern Europe), 40-50 celcius (Middle East, god damn hot) 0 celcius (water freezes) 100 celcius (water boils) A car weights about 1000 kilos or 1 ton A human weighs about 60-100 kilos for adult (Americans = 200 kilos) 100 meters is the distance between lightpoles in my country (Denmark) 1000 km/h is the speed of sound. Convinced or you need more examples?
[QUOTE=MegaChalupa;21499346]Then we would have to Call .357 Magnum .906 Magnum D: Edit: Never mind, now it sounds 3 times as badass.[/QUOTE] Strictly speaking, it would probably be called 9.07mm Magnum.
it's just a fucking measurement nerds
[QUOTE=SnakeHead;21512213]it's just a fucking measurement nerds[/QUOTE] yeah who cares it's not like anyone uses that at all
[QUOTE=mrpirate;21511917]Seriosly metric is so easy. Its like it fits anything. Let me show some examples: [b]1000 km/h is the speed of sound.[/b] Convinced or you need more examples?[/QUOTE] No. The speed of sound is 1,230km/h in air at sea level.
[QUOTE=Penguiin;21491237]Nothing, but it's really fucking cold for someone who lives in Texas.[/QUOTE] This exactly. It got cold this year for Texas :saddowns:
[QUOTE=tomahawk2;21494309]But everyone [i]does[/i] learn the metric system; I highly doubt even a middle school science class uses the U.S measurement system; every class from life science up to physics uses metrics, period. We've tried moving over to metric several times; it just won't happen. Calculators can do the awkward conversions for us now anyway, so I don't really see the point in trying to fight a battle the U.S won't win by trying to force metric on everyone. All of our scientists use metric, international business I'm sure is done on the metric system, so it really is not a big problem.[/QUOTE] Here in Virginia, education is so bad, Algebra is an advanced class... in 8th grade. I won't be in life science until 10th grade.
[QUOTE=Ithae;21513328]Here in Virginia, education is so bad, Algebra is an advanced class... in 8th grade. I won't be in life science until 10th grade.[/QUOTE] When I took my second year of Algebra in 9th grade, I had a few Seniors in my class.
[QUOTE=Murkrow;21512453]yeah who cares it's not like anyone uses that at all[/QUOTE] i only use measurements to weigh my weed so who cares eh
[QUOTE=rsynv5;21491656]Imperial makes for a good medium distance measurement. Telling someone it's about .356342 of a meter long is a pain in the ass.[/QUOTE] That's why you don't. You say 1.8 meters, or 1 meter and 80 centimeters, or even 180 centimeters. Estimating a measurement is no different. 10 millimeters (mm) = 1 centimeter (cm) 10 centimeters (cm) = 1 decimeter (dm) 10 decimeters (dm) = 1 meter (m) 1000 meters (m) = 1 kilometer (km) [QUOTE=rsynv5;21491656]Also, there was a time when imperial was logical, the problem is most people don't know the logic, and no one's willing to do the research to figure it out. Oh yeah, and metric is [I]french[I]. Who wants to follow the cheese eating surrender monkey system?[/I][/I][/QUOTE] Metric is a decimal based system, everything works in tens, which makes converting easy. 10 cubic centimeters of water (cm^3) = 1 liter (l) = 1 kilogram (kg) kilograms are used to describe solids, liters are used for liquids, but they weigh the same. I'd say it's much more logical
Well the British definition of a billion is our definition of a trillion. Dispute that.
[QUOTE=Nightrazr;21512820]No. The speed of sound is 1,230km/h in air at sea level.[/QUOTE] 331.45+.59(t) m/s is the speed of sound, with t being temperature 1193.2+2.12(t) km/h So your correct if the temperature at sea level is 17.358 degrees Celsius and that my friends, is physics
It's not called standard measurement, it's called "Imperial Units". Standard means what everyone is using, which is metric. America is, as far as I know, the only developed country in the world to still be using it. Europe does not use it.
lol
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