2007-06-12 15:01:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Did you see the latest poll on those that believe or disbelieve ( as if belief had anything to do with it ) in evolutionary theory? I think it is too late for the metric system.
2007-06-12 15:05:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
In this country all of our existing industries machine tool and process equipment designs and construction are based on our english system, including the entire spare parts industry.
All of our skilled trades people are not going to be able to switch to a new system overnight....how are you going to retrain all the plumbers, electricians, masons, etc. to work with the metric system.
If you switch to the metric system how do you replace sections of piping in a power plant that were built using the english system. You would need duplicate machinery for years, some of it producing products in the metric system and some in the english system.
You just don't take all of the machinery that a company like G.E. or any other company uses to produce it's thousands of products and switch everything over to the metric system.
Before you criticise the U.S. for not switching over to the metric system, try writing out a procedure for how you would accomplish the switch without affecting the present flow of consumer and industrial products that are necessary to maintain our existing standard of living.
2007-06-12 23:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by gatorbait 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The metric system is not an english system, it was created by the French in the 1800's. It is used in every country of the world except for USA, Liberia and Myanmar - great club that.
2007-06-12 23:50:13 · answer #3 · answered by Chin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Too expensive. The US was going to implement the metric system but to do so would cost billions of $$$ because all the road signs, text books, etc. would need to be converted.
They had planned to do this at one point but then decided against it.
2007-06-12 22:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by Kleineganz 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why should we? It's actually a lot easier, I know far more Americans that understand metrics than non-Americans that understand the imperial system.
2007-06-12 22:09:48 · answer #5 · answered by BAGOFSWAGS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason we do not is more of a history reason than anything else. After the Colonist defeated the British in the American Revolution the new country tried to remove themselves from anything British. This included the metric system and many other things too.
2007-06-12 22:08:01 · answer #6 · answered by coolmanhatback 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's actually because we started using a base twelve number system, with numerals 0 through B, so one foot three inches is simply 1.3, a dozen is 10, and a gross is 100. I guess everyone else needs their fingers to count if they can only use a number system based on ten. (Except perhaps the ancient Sumerians and Mayans, but they're all dead.)
2007-06-13 04:17:52 · answer #7 · answered by supastremph 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can't spell. What makes you think they could learn the metric system?
2007-06-12 22:09:21 · answer #8 · answered by laotzu4272 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
i'm sure it has to do with money. actually parts of the west have being using the metric system and it is used in healthcare.
2007-06-12 22:19:05 · answer #9 · answered by bella36 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it is way too complicated for such an intellectually inferior culture.
In fact, since we are so stupid, why don't you stop using all of the advances we have made, starting with your computer and internet. Don't forget all cars, electricity, airplanes, chemotherapy availability to cancer patients, telephones, cameras, televisions, etc. etc. etc.
Inferiority complex, much?
2007-06-13 00:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by GoldenGirl 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋