I remember in elementary school, learning about the metric system since we were all going to switch to it. That never happened. I wonder why....
I remember in elementary school, learning about the metric system since we were all going to switch to it. That never happened. I wonder why....
According to this article, the metric system was supposed to be almost fully implemented in the US by 2000, but because of a lack of enough public and government support through the 70s-90s the program essentially got shut down.
As an engineering student, I hope we will switch soon. The metric system makes so much more sense and is far easier to learn. Even for more common measurements (How many teaspoons/tablespoons in a cup again? Yards in a mile?), SI is a far superior system.
I think the biggest obstacle right now is the older generations who have grown up with imperial units and don't want to learn a new system. It should at least be taught equally in schools so a future switch won't cause as much resistance.
You missed the fact that so many of our cook books are in standard US units and that not going to changed.According to this article, the metric system was supposed to be almost fully implemented in the US by 2000, but because of a lack of enough public and government support through the 70s-90s the program essentially got shut down.
As an engineering student, I hope we will switch soon. The metric system makes so much more sense and is far easier to learn. Even for more common measurements (How many teaspoons/tablespoons in a cup again? Yards in a mile?), SI is a far superior system.
I think the biggest obstacle right now is the older generations who have grown up with imperial units and don't want to learn a new system. It should at least be taught equally in schools so a future switch won't cause as much resistance.
SI is superior in conversions only
Imperial is superior as I actually have a feel for the numbers
a lb. of butter is still called a lb. of butter here in Canada
a lb. of butter is still called a lb. of butter here in Canada
Don't you guys in the great white north buy milk in bundles of 4 1 liter bags anyway.
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Don't you guys in the great white north buy milk in bundles of 4 1 liter bags anyway.
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The main reason that it will never happen -> they never will charge the gas by the liter, they want to keep it by the gallon...and continue increasing the price, if they change to the liters...a lot of people will be confused and start to complaint and blame the price increases on the metric system...wait they may want to use it as a smoke flare....hum,....![]()
SI is superior in conversions only
Imperial is superior as I actually have a feel for the numbers
The main reason that it will never happen -> they never will charge the gas by the liter, they want to keep it by the gallon...and continue increasing the price, if they change to the liters...a lot of people will be confused and start to complaint and blame the price increases on the metric system...wait they may want to use it as a smoke flare....hum,....![]()
We need to switch to the metric system, what we have now is ****ing crazy when looking at the rest of the world...this is coming from a bio major who has to deal with SI units daily
$1.38 per litre for gas sounds cheaper ... Gas pricing may be the reason the US adopts the metric system
SI is superior in conversions only
Imperial is superior as I actually have a feel for the numbers
Please tell me that's sarcasm.
I have a "feel" for Imperial measurements, and they are a pain in the ***.
SI is superior in conversions only
Imperial is superior as I actually have a feel for the numbers
Yes, let's not change it because YOU actually have a feel for the numbers.