Originally posted by: GML3G0
ummm, technically, kilograms are the basic unit for mass.
meter-kilogram-second
Actually, pounds aren't even the basic units for mass. Pounds are units of force.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it should be:
pounds--newtons
slugs-- kilograms
Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: bonkers325
metric conversions are easier
there are also two types of pounds: pound-mass and pound-force. sucks, doesnt it?
and pounds doenst compare to kilograms, cuz a kg is a unit of mass. you = noob!
Pounds equate to kg when assuming a constant gravitational force.. which just so happens to exist in every place you've ever been.
What about when you're in an elevator?
There's a constant gravitational force in the elevator, yet your weight changes while your mass remains constant as the elevator accelerates.
well, India and China use metric.
you better learn metric if you want to have a job 10 years from now.
you better learn metric if you want to have a job 10 years from now.
its so simple once you get the hang of it...and the Aerosmith song " my big 10" would now be "my small 4.1666 cm" lol
yes...true dat
it is a pain in the a$$ doing calculations in english units, like in thermodynamics or heat transfer
try living in a twin city with the US
we have to do both for everything
isn't imperial only used in the UK and the United States?
metric is by far the superior measurement system
so? and what base do you propose to use? a whole collection of bases all over the place that make units difficult to convert like the empirical system is not the answer
what matters is that our number system is 10 based, and unit system is supposed to be used with the number system.
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Metric is teh win.
I wish I'd been raised on metric, though, because I just can't envision it the same way I can the imperial system. When somebody says 182cm or 32kg, I can't convert that in my head to an understandable measurement, but if they say 16 inches or 40 lbs, that's easily envisionable.
I wish I'd been raised on metric, though, because I just can't envision it the same way I can the imperial system. When somebody says 182cm or 32kg, I can't convert that in my head to an understandable measurement, but if they say 16 inches or 40 lbs, that's easily envisionable.
I have the opposite problem, which is very annoying because the empirical system is so prevalent in everyday usage in north america. whenever I see "pound"/"inch/fahrenheit" I go wtf and have to mentally convert to get a feel for it :| at least celsius is used frequenty in Canada
Originally posted by: blueshoe
Originally posted by: Acanthus
exactly, its annoying
still better than the imperial system
That, we can agree on! :thumbsup:
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