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Also, those motherfuckers are measuring the weight of those balls in kilograms, aren't they?
Metric is just easier and the founders of the US actually considered it but wars -obviously- distracted them from switching to it.
And the most ridiculous (or inclusive) thing are tiresizes in Europe (perhaps somewhere else, too?). 195/55r16 195 is the width in millimeters 55 is the height in percentage of the width R16 is the radius of the wheel in inches
The more I read about America, the more I realise what a fucking stupid country it was, is, and will probably keep on being.
Lol this thread got spicy. Today I learned base 12 is actually superior to base 10 in a myriad of ways.
It seems the most reasonable people in this thread are arguing for a new system, not one or the other. I concur with this thought.
So... Fuck the imperial AND metric system. I'm team new system.
Same. Until then, I use both.
Try farming in Canada. I will actually use liters per acre as a unit to measure in liquid fertilizer into a sprayer, spray it at gallons per acre and drive the sprayer at kph with a pump pressure in PSI on a field that was surveyed in rods.
It'll get harvested by a machine that has all metric bolts and uses a 30' cutting platform, the grain will be measured in bushels on the yield monitor and sold in $/bushel with the selling agent but the contract will be in tonnes and delivered that way.
And you have to do it in two languages too.
Well, chances are the Quebecers will have to learn English because I think ag equipment is exempt from dual language laws. At least I've never seen a part number for French manuals.
One kilometer is 1000 meters, one meter is 1000 millimeters. One square meter is 1,000,000 millimeters, one cubic meter is 1000 liters.
1 liter of water is 1 kilograms, so 1 cubic meter is 1000 kilograms. Sand is about 2.3 times heavier than water, so 1 cubic meter of sand is 2300 kilograms, or 2.3 metric tonnes.
I'm 1.96 meters tall, or 1 meter and 960 millimeters, or 1 meter and 96 centimeters. I weigh about 85 kilos, or 85.000 grams. Being 65% water, I carry about 55.25 kilograms of water, which will fill a little over 55 one liter water bottles
I can do this all day
Now let's do the same with imperial units! You first, cuz I'm not going to touch that shit with a 10 foot pole...
One mile is 5280 feet, one foot is 12 inches. One square foot is 144 square inches, one cubic foot is 1728 cubic inches.
1 gallon of water is 8.34 pounds, and 1 cubic foot is 7.48 gallons, so a cubic foot of water weighs 62.38 pounds. If sand is 2.3 times heavier than water, a cubic foot of sand weighs 143.5 pounds.
I am 5 feet 10 inches tall, or 5.83 feet, or 70 inches. I weigh about 220 pounds, or 3520 ounces. If Iโm 65% water, I carry about 143 pounds of water, or a little over 16 gallons.
Guh
I had to check the math because 1 m^2^ being 2300 kg while 1 cu ft at 143 lbs seemed crazy, but with the volume difference it's all correct.
Thank you for putting in the effort ๐
Doesn't the reason why the avg US citizen wants imperial units boil down to "sounds cooler"?
Kilometer vs Miles, the ~~former~~ latter sounds easier and cooler to work with
Centimeter vs inch, same.
How will they now call a two by four?
It's kind of the same for the pro gun arguments, it all boils down to "but guns are cool toys!"
Edit: fixed a duuuhhh
How will they now call a two by four?
Stud wood.
With a wink. Yes, every time.
Americans choosing the system with tougher math requirements is suprising.
A 2x4 is actually 1.5" x 3.5" so you are not standing on solid ground with that one.
Between the kilometer vs miles, isn't the "former" here the kilometer? So you're saying the metric system sounds cooler? But then you went on to say two by four which is an imperial thing... am I confused?
A "five by ten" I would say, doesnt sound to bad.
I think its mostly ingrained into the population at this point.
You forgot that a 2 by four isn't actually two by four inches .
It is actually 1.5 inches by 3.5 inches. The 2 by 4 references the rough cut lumber before planning.
Uncle Sam couldn't handle the success the metric system would bring. /s