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Seems to use some units of measurement that are unheard of in my part of the world. Oh 1 inch = 2.54 cm.
by jeza 16y ago
Seems to use some units of measurement that are unheard of in my part of the world. Oh 1 inch = 2.54 cm.
- oscardelben 16y agoA bit ot, but is there a standard way to measure things? (I'm thinking about inches vs cm, or gallons vs liters).
- lee 16y agoYes, the metric system. Every country in the world uses it except for the US, Burma, and Liberia.
- ZoFreX 16y agoThe UK still uses imperial units a lot, too.
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoEven Canada pretends to use it. Except everybody converts in their head.
- cellurl 16y agoThree valid arguments: 1.My neighbor is a mechanic. He says metric has too many sizes. 2.I was biomed. They have a unit called a Gamma, created just to avoid killing people from confusing millimeter and microliter. 3. Time isn't metric.
- RyanMcGreal 16y agoRelated: http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-30/tech/9909_30_mars.metric http://articles.cnn.com/1999-09-30/tech/9909_30_mars.metric
- jeza 16y agoInterestingly, I believe the US customary units are defined by metric values now. If they weren't, it'd probably make international trade between the US and other countries almost impossible. It certainly doesn't dictate what hobbyists will use for a project. Though what does surprise me is that even people with an interest in science don't recognise the benefits of metric. Mathematical formulas often use metric values for simplicity. No doubt you could adapt them for customary values though it would needlessly add complexity thus increasing chances of error. Wow, I'm surprised how much my original post got modded down. Didn't realise how sensitive US people were about their units.