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Outsourcing this to the population means we'll never join the rest of the world and exclusively use the metric system. Don't get me wrong, it's a massive change
by jmathai 13y ago
Outsourcing this to the population means we'll never join the rest of the world and exclusively use the metric system. Don't get me wrong, it's a massive change and would probably require many labels to include both measurements during the transition for a long time.
Also, schools may teach metric but I don't think many people even know the conversion from kilogram to pound.
This reads as if there are benefits to both and the US uses each for different purposes.
Is there a benefit of the standard system that I'm missing out on?
- djent 13y agoOne could make a comparison to legacy code used by ancient equipment. The only real problem with imperial units is that they are now less used than metric units in the majority of the world.
- hollerith 13y ago>Is there a benefit of the standard system that I'm missing out on? Yes, the benefit of not mandating the use of the metric system in the US is that about 300 million people can continue to go about their lives without needing to adapt to literally thousands of tedious changes.
- jmathai 13y agoThat's why I stated any reasonable change would require a transitional period. I agree with you but that's the kind of logic that impedes progress.
- soperj 13y agoOff the top of my head, it's 2.2 pounds in a kg. It's the f to c conversion that is loopy, divide by 9/5 and add 32, something like that, or the opposite. Benefit of the metric system is easy conversion between units. Multiplication factor between cm,m,km is 100,1000. What's the multiplication factor between inches,yards,miles? I have no idea.