2006-12-20 04:46:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
yes. and the excuse that "it's too hard to learn" is lame as hell. I don't even feel like getting anymore into it other than to say, I agree with you, and you know what i mean.
2006-12-20 04:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by My Dog Rowdy 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely. Metric is far easier to understand. The United States was one of the first countries in the world to metricate their money to a base 10 system, and unfortunately due to stubbornness of the government to facilitate a strict standard of weights and measures which are fundamental to a trading society, they will be one of the last to metricate in other units. Think of it this way. Would you rather have 100 cents in a dollar or would you prefer 12 pennies in a shilling, 20 shillings in a pound?
2006-12-20 22:17:09 · answer #2 · answered by dunc1ca 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever tried to create a scale model of something in US measurements? It's hard as f*ck. I don't care how awesome you are at math; taking 5 and 7/16 inches and trying to multiply it by 38, and then converting that number into yards, feet, and inches is a gi-normous pain in the *ss. In metric? Ain't no thing.
On the other hand, we all know the US measurement system (SAE or something) here, and re-learning would suck for those of us no longer in school. Plus, I have family recipes in SAE, and do you really see anyone (me especially) going through years and years worth of accumulated measurements so that they (I) can use a stupid milliliter measuring device instead of a teaspoon? No. Sorry.
Additionally, I would like to agree with regnarax. How am I supposed to know what a sh*t ton equals in the d*mn metric system?
2006-12-20 13:06:54 · answer #3 · answered by toolate 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, somehow a '30 centimeter' hot dog (a foot-long) just doesn't sound as appealing.
And I'm not budging 2.2 centimeters on this one!
2006-12-20 12:54:04 · answer #4 · answered by Mitch 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
heck no, I had a hard enough time learning the ruler measurements the first time. I don't want to have to do it again!
2006-12-20 12:48:50 · answer #5 · answered by hot mama 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no. it would be convenient but what about the poor kids in school that already learned the inches standard?- plus, eeveryone already knows the U.S. one here, and there are conversions that you can do everywhere.
2006-12-20 12:50:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No...because there is no metric equivalent for a crap load.
2006-12-20 12:47:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Have trouble with math, huh?
2006-12-20 12:49:03 · answer #8 · answered by rere 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No we area americans and should stay american, hell to the chef and I dont mean that Bush guy either.
2006-12-20 12:51:46 · answer #9 · answered by Beth B 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
of course
2006-12-20 12:49:25 · answer #10 · answered by gone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋