I see people comment that they hate the metric system. If we had a race, who thinks they could calculate how many inches in 12 miles faster than I could calculate how many centimeters in 12 kilometers? I'd like to start a poll.
Other examples: What's the weight of 1 gallon of water and mass of 4 liters of water? What's the dimensions of a cube with volume of a gallon - or 8 liters? How many tablespoons in 2/3 cup - or milliliters in 1/2 liter?
Can any metric haters justify their preference for a more difficult system?
2006-12-29T15:13:18Z
I grew up with the imperial system - thanks Fatty Dave
2006-12-29T15:18:09Z
Lighten up Phil - I can spell color and aluminum! And I drive on the right side.
Anonymous2006-12-29T15:59:08Z
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Metric haters have no valid reasons. They must be eliminated. Uniformity is our GOD. You must obey. Simplicity is good. Complexity is evil. Do not do as I do. Use only 1 or two sylable words. Why make like interesting? Mental effort is bad. You must conform.
People who grew up with the English system are more comfortable with it because they can visually understand the measurements. For example, when someone asks me how hot it gets in Vegas, is it as hot as 40 degrees Celsius, I have no idea what they are talking about. I cannot tell whether I am overweight if I weighed 50 kilos. And I don't know how fast is 100 km/hour.
People don't normally calculate the type of formulas you posted, but they do on a daily basis estimate such things as how long it would take to drive 20 miles.
Just as a sidenote, i believe it is called the Imperial system and not the English system.
With that said, I personally prefer the metric system myself. I feel that the imperial system is quite backwards and impractical. But for people that have grown up with the imperial system and can use it with ease, then they probably prefer imperial themselves. You cannot necessarily justify the imperial system as a "more difficult system" because for some it may be easier. People can use and adapt themselves to whichever system they want to use.
ignorance is bliss. I hate the english system, it just doesn't make sense. But, I can judge peoples hight and weight much better in the english system. Then again I have a job were I use the metric system daily.
the two systems are merely as "precise" as the different. The accuracy relies upon on the measurements taken and instruments used for measuring. some accuracy could be jeopardized whilst changing contraptions from one gadget to a distinctive via rounding of the conversion factors. reward of the metric gadget are: Ease of fixing distant measurements like cm to m (as against inch to backyard) the relationship of centimeters equals one milliliters the uncomplicated 0 ranges is freezing, a hundred ranges is boiling on the Celsius scale