• A baby was born on 11/12/13
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[QUOTE=Primigenes;42879568]No it makes perfectly logical sense. We aren't using your dumb pyramids with Year > Month > Day and vice versa. We're writing the date down exactly as we say it. It is the easiest and most literal way of doing it for [B][U]people in the U.S.[/U][/B][/QUOTE] This is so stupid to read. How does using that format make it easier? If anything it makes it harder when like literally the rest of the world does the opposite and you have to explain why you do it your way, which is because "it's easier for me fuck all the rest of you" And you act like everyone outside the US in speaking says "Day Month Year" which is idiotic. I use MM/DD/YY in speech constantly because it flows better but I still think the format most of the US seems to use is idiotic in text.
I try to worry about more important things, like debating about which way the toilet paper should fall on the roll, or debating whether or not a pillow's tag should face the inside or the outside of the pillow case.
[QUOTE=godinthehouse;42880776]Frankly I still have trouble understanding 9/11 it's 11/9 for fucks sake. [/rant] [sp]though in total honesty, that's me talking as a brit. zero fucks given about how other people do it, it's their choice. It's like how you lay out addition or whatever in a maths book, vertically or horizontally i guess[/sp][/QUOTE] If 11/9 confuses you, then what do you do with your own 7/7? [sp]That's 7/7, for you Americans out there.[/sp]
There's only two countries I know that will manage to make news out of a story like this one.
Fucking peasants using royal metric system, [I]digusting filth![/I] [editline]16th November 2013[/editline] :v:
[QUOTE=gonedead0;42880330]This is a common misconception. The United States is actually officially on the Metric system. See this link: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act"]Metric Conversion Act[/URL]. "It declared the Metric system 'the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in non-business activities.'" Metric is taught in schools, is used in the medicine world all the time, business use it, every drink you buy has both metric and imperial units on it, and the US military uses it for all their activities. It's really no different to how the UK does it. People in the UK use a hodgepodge of customary units just like people in the US do. It's a matter of convenience really. Adopting something where you live just because everyone else uses it is a hassle for what little gain there is to be gained.[/QUOTE] you make it seem like everyone in the US uses and understands the metric system all the time and its pretty obvious that they dont trust me, ive been to america with plenty of other foreigners from all around the world, it was such a pain in the ass to have to convert kg or cm to lbs and inches every single time we were talking to an american
Made me notice how my birthday is on 11/12/13 this year. Non american date that is.
but it's not december yet? what? how is month/day/year any kind of intuitive?!
I'm surprised time in America isn't changed as well since people like to say things such as half past 11. So shouldn't that be 30:11am according to some of your logic.
[QUOTE=The golden;42879088]People fuck too much[/QUOTE] Not really, the average is 4 births and 2 deaths per second.
not in anti scum time she isn't Day month year system best system
[QUOTE=LVL FACTORY;42881935]not in anti scum time she isn't Day month year system best system[/QUOTE] Pffft. Hour week year second day minute month is obviously superior. [editline]16th November 2013[/editline] Current time is 16/46/13/08/16/07/11.
[QUOTE=Riller;42881942]Current time is 16/46/13/08/16/07/11.[/QUOTE] fuckin euros it's 16/46/13/08/11/07/16 get a grip
[QUOTE=Paramud;42882198]fuckin euros it's 16/46/13/08/11/07/16 get a grip[/QUOTE] This is why we built the atlantic to keep you guys away!
who the fuck cares about the date month/year/day
my logic has always been "which one do i forget most often" i always forget what day it is i sometimes forget the month i always know what year we're in so it might as well be last tadaaa
How is this news? Wow that kid must be special [img]http://i.imgur.com/l4ujT3P.png[/img] 12:12:12 on 12/12/12 was a bigger deal
[QUOTE=Bradyns;42878907]That's all that I have to say.[/QUOTE] 12 months... 31 days... couple million years.
The way I see it, the US saves on a word So instead of having to say 16th of November, 2013 we go November 16th, 2013 we're just lazy, and can't bother to do the 'of'
[QUOTE=The golden;42879088]People fuck too much[/QUOTE] Frankly, people don't fuck enough Imagine how many decisions would have been made differently (positively or negatively) if people got laid more
but was it 16 seconds over 14:15 ? The world will never know.
[QUOTE=Riller;42880893]If 11/9 confuses you, then what do you do with your own 7/7? [sp]That's 7/7, for you Americans out there.[/sp][/QUOTE] eat cake [sp]its my birthday[/sp]
[QUOTE=Aksi;42883105]but was it 16 seconds over 14:15 ? The world will never know.[/QUOTE] And then there's 17 milliseconds.
[QUOTE=gonedead0;42880330]This is a common misconception. The United States is actually officially on the Metric system. See this link: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_Conversion_Act"]Metric Conversion Act[/URL]. "It declared the Metric system 'the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce", but permitted the use of United States customary units in non-business activities.'" Metric is taught in schools, is used in the medicine world all the time, business use it, every drink you buy has both metric and imperial units on it, and the US military uses it for all their activities. It's really no different to how the UK does it. People in the UK use a hodgepodge of customary units just like people in the US do. It's a matter of convenience really. Adopting something where you live just because everyone else uses it is a hassle for what little gain there is to be gained.[/QUOTE] Legally its the same in the UK, things like the distance between road signs are measured in meters but sign posted in yards / miles. Milk is "sold" in pints but its really liters. Its a horrible mix of people "stuck" in the past, the EU trying to standardise things and people genuinely trying to use the metric system. Someone should just invent a new system and replace the other ones with it to stop any confusion.
[QUOTE=Jsm;42883469]Someone should just invent a new system and replace the other ones with it to stop any confusion.[/QUOTE] No, sorry but that's an absolutely terrible idea. The US tried long ago to push for more usage of the metric system in schools and stuff, but people were just too stubborn, and I don't know if I can blame them. Now imagine having to change the systems people in the entire world have learned to use?
Wait. What second
Are people actually getting worked up over how people do their dates? Jesus christ
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[QUOTE=Jsm;42878843]Seeing as this is a complete non story lets discuss the more important matter. [b]Why do Americans refer to 24 time as "military time".[/b] And for that matter, it wasn't even 12/12/13.[/QUOTE] Well, thanks to the use of round clocks, the 12 hour AM/PM system is more common, but 24 hour is used by the armed forces, so we call it "military time" in reference to its primary user.
But days are bigger than months they go all the way up to 31 months stop at 12. Smaller, bigger and biggest right??!?
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