Why not kilometers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is boat speed still calculated in knots and distance in nautical miles?

Same reason we call it “the head” and “the galley” instead “the bathroom” and “the kitchen” - to remind you non-boaters that you’re an inferior life form.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why is boat speed still calculated in knots and distance in nautical miles?

Same reason we call it “the head” and “the galley” instead “the bathroom” and “the kitchen” - to remind you non-boaters that you’re an inferior life form.

That got me chuckling. I hope to be a schooner owner some day. Probably never will be.

[Anonymous]

Metric is already standard in scientific fields and academia. And kids already learn metric at school, and have been doing so for many years. The challenge is the building industry. It’s so much better to measure screws and things in mm but they insist on 3/8 of an inch because it’s the way they’ve done it for decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Metric is already standard in scientific fields and academia. And kids already learn metric at school, and have been doing so for many years. The challenge is the building industry. It’s so much better to measure screws and things in mm but they insist on 3/8 of an inch because it’s the way they’ve done it for decades.

Not always, as it often is not as accurate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is too late now to switch to metric. And it has nothing to do with Tucker Carlson.

Not op. I disagree. Our english system is insane. I was forced to learn it back in the dark ages when we were going to switch and it was such a disappointment that we kept this crazy system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is too late now to switch to metric. And it has nothing to do with Tucker Carlson.

Not op. I disagree. Our english system is insane. I was forced to learn it back in the dark ages when we were going to switch and it was such a disappointment that we kept this crazy system.

Math is hard for some people.
That's why those bad at math and knowledge in general prefer the metric system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is boat speed still calculated in knots and distance in nautical miles?

A nautical mile is a minute of latitude, so it has an inherent connection to the shape of the earth as measured using degrees/minutes/seconds of arc. Knots are nautical miles per hour, so knots also therefore make sense to use in a seafaring context.

[Anonymous]

The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets forty rods to the hogshead, and that’s the way I like it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://youtu.be/JYqfVE-fykk

Accurate portrayal and very funny.

Ha! I was about to post this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is too late now to switch to metric. And it has nothing to do with Tucker Carlson.

Not op. I disagree. Our english system is insane. I was forced to learn it back in the dark ages when we were going to switch and it was such a disappointment that we kept this crazy system.

Math is hard for some people.
That's why those bad at math and knowledge in general prefer the metric system.

I have a PhD in math and very good general knowledge in other subjects too, and I vastly prefer metric. The imperial measurement system is completely stupid, especially when there’s an excellent alternative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a vent: As a parent that just had to help my kid calculate distance (inches, yards, miles), WTF haven't we adopted the metric system?!

Why? Namely because of nitwits like this: “They’re not using gallons and miles in North Korea. They’re using the metric system—so are Iran and China. I can’t imagine why we’d want any of that in our country,” Tucker Carlson said in an interview. - WSJ

Same thing with all measurements (volume or capacity). Base 10 is just easier to calculate.

The Metric System was created for lower I.Q. lay-people to use.

Many kids and adults these days struggle to even learn how to use the Metric System, so it won't matter any even if we changed everything from Imperial to Metric.

So kids and adults these days who use the Imperial system are too stupid to use a system created for lower IQ people?

How does that even make sense?

They aren't. The "stupidity" is thinking as you do, that ignorance is the reason for resistance. You simply don't "get it".

It’s a big ask but any chance you could articulate a coherent thought?

[Anonymous]

If you were brought up with it, the imperial system is pretty handy for daily life. Fractions are convenient for doubling or halving recipes. Simple carpentry is easy with inches and feet.

Of course, research science and manufacturing (esp cars and trucks) switched to metric decades ago because it works better in those fields and is global.

I'm old and remember learning about The Metric Conversion Act of 1975 in third grade. It was a big deal! My future was headed straight into the Jetsons: flying cars, increased leisure time for all, the zipper merge!
Oh well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is too late now to switch to metric. And it has nothing to do with Tucker Carlson.

Not op. I disagree. Our english system is insane. I was forced to learn it back in the dark ages when we were going to switch and it was such a disappointment that we kept this crazy system.

Math is hard for some people.
That's why those bad at math and knowledge in general prefer the metric system.

I have a PhD in math and very good general knowledge in other subjects too, and I vastly prefer metric. The imperial measurement system is completely stupid, especially when there’s an excellent alternative.

Because it's human nature to "take the easy way out."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a vent: As a parent that just had to help my kid calculate distance (inches, yards, miles), WTF haven't we adopted the metric system?!

Why? Namely because of nitwits like this: “They’re not using gallons and miles in North Korea. They’re using the metric system—so are Iran and China. I can’t imagine why we’d want any of that in our country,” Tucker Carlson said in an interview. - WSJ

Same thing with all measurements (volume or capacity). Base 10 is just easier to calculate.

The Metric System was created for lower I.Q. lay-people to use.

Many kids and adults these days struggle to even learn how to use the Metric System, so it won't matter any even if we changed everything from Imperial to Metric.

So kids and adults these days who use the Imperial system are too stupid to use a system created for lower IQ people?

How does that even make sense?

They aren't. The "stupidity" is thinking as you do, that ignorance is the reason for resistance. You simply don't "get it".

It’s a big ask but any chance you could articulate a coherent thought?

"One can explain it to you, but one cannot understand it for you."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is too late now to switch to metric. And it has nothing to do with Tucker Carlson.

Not op. I disagree. Our english system is insane. I was forced to learn it back in the dark ages when we were going to switch and it was such a disappointment that we kept this crazy system.

Math is hard for some people.
That's why those bad at math and knowledge in general prefer the metric system.

I have a PhD in math and very good general knowledge in other subjects too, and I vastly prefer metric. The imperial measurement system is completely stupid, especially when there’s an excellent alternative.

I am an engineer. The only tedious part of US customary units are the pound-force and pound-mass. Both are called pound depending on context. Sometimes people use slug.