Metric or Feet and pounds?

Question

is the metric system (worked out in tens) better than the old (12" = 1 foot) measurmet system ?

Answer 1

Yes, metric is a better system because it is easier and other countries use it. An example were it would be easier is in drafting scaling object to a sheet of paper like a house.

Answer 2

I guess to a degree it is whatever you are most comfortable with. For children today, I think learning a base 10/100 system is vastly easier than trying to deal with inches, feet and furlongs.

I do however still use feet when thinking of height - and also beer should be served in pints. 500ml is not enough and 1 litre is a bit unwieldy :)

Just need to metricate time now, 10 hours per day, 100 minutes per hour, 100 seconds per minute. Each NEW second would last for 864 "old" milliseconds. then it all works a treat :)

Something that takes 1 hour 83 mins and 71 seconds, plus something else that takes 0 hours 9 minutes and 14 seconds = 1 hour 92 minutes and 85 seconds. Simple

Have I digressed too much? sorry ;)

Answer 3

To an old geezer like me--82 years of age--changing over to the metric way of measuring wasn't well received by me, and countless others from my generation!
Now, they teach it in school, i guess, and if you are taught that method of measuring, you will think it is easy to do.
There have been times, back when i was employed in an auto body repair shop, that i had to use metric measurements. Usually on auto frame bending machines. But, it took me a long time to get used to it. And, the car makers switched over to metric hand tools, which meant i had to buy 6 complete sets of sockets and wrenches to work on the new cars with metric fasteners!
Now, at home, i use the old measuring system i grew up with. Much easier! I don't even have a metric measuring device!
Although, when repairing the newer lawn mowers, i found they have metric fasteners! This is so our products will sell in countries that use metrics!

Answer 4

Ignoring uptake, I don't think either's any better than the other, really. I suppose imperial's better for day-to-day duties, but metric for science.

The advantage of the imperial system is how divisible it is - a foot divides into 1,2,3,4,6 or 12 parts, each one being a whole number of inches.
Similarly, inches being split 'as standard' into sixteenths gives a greater range of 'whole components' than metric's 10.

The advantage of the metric system is that because it's based on orders of 10, it's incredibly easy to work out the conversion factor from cubing kilometres to cubic millimetres. Far easier than cubic miles to cubic inches.

Answer 5

Well Dear P H

Am more comfortable with Metric system .I do prefer this .

Good Luck dear ♣

Answer 6

metric is best

Answer 7

in a word, yes.