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2007-03-08 03:38:41 · 6 answers · asked by Mac 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
It's about time!!
The metric system is much more logical and eaasier to learn. Everything is units of 10, and not 3, 4, 8, 12, 16, 1760, 5280, etc.
Converting between units is MUCH simpler in the metric system, for example between grams and kg. A comparison - How many ounces is in 126 tons?
The rest of the world uses the metric system. Finally, the US and the rest of the world will be able to compare things logically and quickly, without one of the parties saying, "Huh?"
Manufacturers would only have to make metric sizes of products vs. "english" and metrics. The beverage industry has already started this to some degree. Notice that a lot of your bottled water now comes in 500ml, 750ml, and one liter sizes. Yet some soda is still in 12oz and 20oz sizes in the USA.
Hope this helped! Good luck!
2007-03-08 03:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, half the posters so far do not know what they are talking about. i am a marketing major, and logistically, it makes sense to me that the USA should use the metric system and here's why...
although it will cost millions if not billions of dollars to convert everything to kilograms and what not, we are now in a global economy and trade between countries has never been more important than it is today... now, for the united states to not use the metric system skews trade a little bit... but to use the metric system in the long run would actually SAVE the united states millions of dollars, and indirectly, americans wouldn't be wasting as much money either!
sometimes, change is good!
2007-03-08 03:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by SouthCali4LifeSD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The US government wasted millions of dollars on this in the 70's and all we got out of it was a uniform measure of carbonated beverages - the 2 liter bottle.
Our units of measure are so ingrained in our culture, I don't see anything replacing it. People know how much a pound weighs. People know how much a gallon is.
"Better" is a judgment call, and aside from that, better does not mean acceptance. Betamax was better than VHS, and we know which one won that war.
Changing to metric will cost millions and millions of dollars and achieve no practical gains. Why bother switching?
2007-03-08 03:50:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jon T. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be good to be on the same page as the rest of the world,but iI dont know if its going to happen,we talked about this when I was in school and that was 20 years ago.The system we use now is so outdated
2007-03-08 03:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No thanks....I know the rest of the world uses it, and whatever, but i like what we got now and I think it would take waaay too long and cost waaay too much money to switch over all of our speed limit signs, and change the wording in all of the text books, on all of our food packaging, etc...its just not worth it. If it aint broke, dont fix it. Why change? I mean we should be allowed to use whatever we want, its our damn country...
2007-03-08 03:44:43 · answer #5 · answered by YouKnowImRight 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be great! it makes more sense than our system.
2007-03-08 03:45:56 · answer #6 · answered by Xiomy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋