even though i live in america, metric is hundreds of times easier than imperial reason being is that with imperial, you have to memorize all of these stupid conversions and stuff, and the metric system goes by 100's and 1000's. so much simpler......................
im gonna have to go with imperial because i grew up with it, but metric is easier to learn. In a way, growing up with imperial and learning metric is the similar to growing up with english and learning a romantic language.
I think metric is better for larger measurements and liquids mainly because it is just multiples of ten, but I think inches and feet are better than centimeters when it comes to smaller units.
Wow, Inches + Feet=Imperial System? Anyways, I think metric is great. Easier multiples and all there measurements are all the same, 10s. America is going to have to switch sometimes. I mean heck, metric system is by all the countries. And we even teach it.
Countries using the imperial system: America is going to have to switch sooner or later, the rest of the world has. I personally prefer the metric system for all measurements. I do sometimes use the imperial system for some length and height measurements though. I'm not sure why but I find estimating in feet and inches easier than the metric system.
An inch is almost 3 times bigger than a centimeter, and you're forgetting millimeters, nanometers, etc.
I prefer metric (Metric ftw!) because of its simplicity and easiness to measure. Plus, I fell better about being 40 Kilograms than I do about being 80 Pounds (They're the same, see my point?).
An Inch is 2.66r centimeters A foot is 12 inches, or 33.33r Centimeters A nanometer is incredibly small, only useful down a microscope.
Metric. Multiples of 10. Even politics can work with it. Seriously though, it is much easier to work with when doing kinematics and physics. (Velocity, etc)
I'm all for America switching to metric. Its far easier to learn, and far easier to teach. Its dumb that we haven't switched already. I realize it would be kinda difficult, and would take a decade or so, but man we gotta start some time, right?
Explain to me if you can the legitimacy of this thread as a debate topic, especially based on the original post. Good luck.
Without question Metric is superior. It is much easier to use and understand. But someone asks me how tall I am, I always answer in feet. As far as measurements and such are concerned metric but when for casual like height of a person I get a better idea from feet for some reason.
The United States government passed Public Law 90-472 which authorized a 3-year study which was accepted in 1971. The report concluded that the U.S. should, indeed, "go metric" deliberately and carefully through a coordinated national program. Progress was made until President Reagan disbanded the U.S. Metric Board and canceled its funding in 1984. Legally, the US must go to “metric” by December, 2009; but it looks like the deadline will get pushed back once again. (As posted here, with sources) Source We signed the Treaty of the Meter in 1875, one of the original 17 nations. Yet, we are still using imperial. Source Also, how did this all begin? The Weights and Measurements Act is an Act of Parliament. It was established, simply to have a system of legitamately equal trade of food, supplies, etc. Though, people found it relatively good, they thought it could use some improvement: As posted on wikipedia The Convention du Mètre of May 20, 1875 is an international treaty that established three organizations to oversee the keeping of metric standards. It is written in French, and called in English the Metre Convention, or, in the United States, the Meter Convention or Treaty of the Meter. Source It took me a while to get all these sources, but I really think the debate forums would be better, if people would source like I do. /conceit.
America should go metric, but there are ton of things that would have to change and it would be ridiculously pricy. They should have done this back in the day like Tex cited.