2006-10-09 09:17:56 · 8 answers · asked by mari 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The thing Americans forget is that they have always had a metric currency, and take it for granted.
Prior to 1969, UK used to have a system where 1 pound = 20 shillings and 1 shilling = 12 pennies.
Great amounts of primary school arithmetic was given over to trying to do sums with this ridiculous system.
Same thing with tons, hundredweight, stones, pounds, and ounces. What a joke.
How easy it is when 1 tonne = 1000 Kg, 1 KG = 1000 grams. When doing multiplies and divides, all you have to do is move a decimal point.
Also a litre of water is 1 Kg. A cubic metre is 1 tonne. A cubic cm is 1 gram.
It is so simple with metric, that it is almost laughable that anyone wants to cling to all those silly old measures. We count in tens, for heavens sake. Not 16's and 12's and 20's.
2006-10-09 09:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? We've always been the new guys. We've always been different. Whenever we work on cars or equipment that is manufactured in another country I love fiddling through 16 different tools trying to find the correct millimeter! Ha..
If you notice Ounces and Liters and Lml have been being put on products we buy. I think one day we will switch.
2006-10-09 09:25:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, because...
1. It's a much simpler system
2. Measurement standardization will save money and time. This has been proven in many cases.
2006-10-09 09:27:40 · answer #3 · answered by vwhobo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO!
* First of all, we are probably the only country who uses it, and people value individuality.
* Secondly, it sure would cost a lot money to replace all the road signs and such just to say 120 kph instead of 70 mph.
- We are already billions of dollars in war debt.
I see no good reason on why we should convert.
2006-10-09 09:24:26 · answer #4 · answered by Jacques 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think it would be confusing for a while. we don't think in terms of metric system. i have no idea how much 40 Kg is. is it heavy? i don't know.
2006-10-09 09:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We shouldn't. Multiples of 10 are too hard for us.
2006-10-09 09:35:49 · answer #6 · answered by rekej 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They "should" but they "cant" its just too much to change the entire country
2006-10-09 09:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by Christian M 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
NO, to hard to change now
2006-10-09 09:26:13 · answer #8 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋