Americans can't handle the metric system

[88keys]

The real reason we won't switch to metric is because of song lyrics.

How would you incorporate words like "kilometer", milliliter, and kilogram into a hit pop song?

I mean who the hell is gonna listen to a song with lyrics like:

"But I would walk 804.672 kilometers
And I would walk 804.672 more
To be the man who walked 1,609.34 kilometers
To fall down at your door miles
And I would walk 804.672 kilometers
To be the man who walked 1,609.34 kilometers
To fall down at your door"


Nobody. This is why we need standard.

But in all seriousness we need metric. No reason to keep using an archaic outdated system other than the fact we're big dumb murica and we don't like new ideas unless we came up with them.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Americans can't even call a sport by its proper name - what makes you think they'll measure shit properly?

 

[MongGrel]

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[Jeff7]

I never knew the majority of that.

I enjoyed it! :awe:

The same channel has one on US paper sizes, too. The system makes just as much sense.

We don't have to use metric, so some do, some don't, its OUR choice as we don't allow the government to run our lives.

Damn government schools exclusively taught me Arabic numerals, too. The metric system is just part of their agenda to control us completely.

 

[notposting]

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Sigh. Immediate recognition of the cover art for book 4 in the Rogue Squadron series (The Bacta War, Michael Stackpole, excellent).

http://www.amazon.com/Bacta-War-Star-Wars-X-Wing/dp/0553568043/

(And the ISS, artist rendering from late 2006 projecting future growth.)

^_^

Time to grab the Bacta War and take a dump...

 

[MongGrel]

Sigh. Immediate recognition of the cover art for book 4 in the Rogue Squadron series (The Bacta War, Michael Stackpole, excellent).

http://www.amazon.com/Bacta-War-Star-Wars-X-Wing/dp/0553568043/

(And the ISS, artist rendering from late 2006 projecting future growth.)

^_^

Time to grab the Bacta War and take a dump...

 

[cavemanmoron]

I need a board cut from 3ft and 9/16 down to 2 feet and 5/8ths.

How much do I need to take off?

Slightly less than 12 inches. 9/16 is 1/16th less than 5/8.
Do not forget to take into account the width of the cutting blade too.

 

[notposting]

I think I used to like people. It really took the prequels, dumping the EU, and the sale to Disney for my hatred to become complete.

Skimmed through and just finished rereading about the last quarter of the book. Good stuff.

On topic: is a parsec metric?