Dont't you just hate when people speak in "meters" & "kilometers."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The other benefit of the imperial system for length (feet/inches) is it's based on a 12-base system. 12 is evenly divisble by 2,3,4,6 so it's easy to take 1/3rd of the length exatly. Metric and lengths are only evenly divisible by 5 and 2. How often do you need to take 1/5th of the length vs 1/2 or 1/3?

Really? That's a benefit? As opposed it divisible by 2,5, 10, 100, 1000? So, divide by 1/3rd is easier than by half? So 1km is 1000 meters, but 1 mile is how many feet? 5280ft. So much easier.

Meant half a mile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They have done a bunch of studies and found that while the metric system is overall an easier system to use, people (even those who live metric) find that the English system works better in two instances. Weather/temperature and personal weight. In those cases, people found that they could describe their experience much better using the English system. For example, it is easier to describe a comfort zone as "the 70s" as opposed to "anywhere from 20 to 24.3".

I guess that's why the UK still uses both . . .

Add cooking to this list.

The US system is better for temperature, body measuring (height AND weight) and cooking.

Daily life stuff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't you just hate it?
Especially when they are Americans on vacation.
Americans were on television being interviewed by American media and they started saying "meters" & "kilometers"

JESUS CHRIST!!!!!

Just say "feet" & "miles" like you would if you were here.

Being in Europe does not make you sophisticated.
Get over yourselves.

Never been outside state lines, eh, OP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have done a bunch of studies and found that while the metric system is overall an easier system to use, people (even those who live metric) find that the English system works better in two instances. Weather/temperature and personal weight. In those cases, people found that they could describe their experience much better using the English system. For example, it is easier to describe a comfort zone as "the 70s" as opposed to "anywhere from 20 to 24.3".

I guess that's why the UK still uses both . . .

Add cooking to this list.

The US system is better for temperature, body measuring (height AND weight) and cooking.

Daily life stuff.

No it is not. You are just used to the us system 200 ml ~ 1 cup. 185 cm vs 6'1".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have done a bunch of studies and found that while the metric system is overall an easier system to use, people (even those who live metric) find that the English system works better in two instances. Weather/temperature and personal weight. In those cases, people found that they could describe their experience much better using the English system. For example, it is easier to describe a comfort zone as "the 70s" as opposed to "anywhere from 20 to 24.3".

I guess that's why the UK still uses both . . .

Add cooking to this list.

The US system is better for temperature, body measuring (height AND weight) and cooking.

Daily life stuff.

No it is not. You are just used to the us system 200 ml ~ 1 cup. 185 cm vs 6'1".

And you're using US measuring cups. Get a metric set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

One thing I still can't get over after 15 years in the U.S. is Farenheit. Not getting it. Have to convert to Celsius if I want to know what to wear.

Fahrenheit is one of the strenghts of the imperial system over metric.

0F=damn cold, 100F = damn hot

Then ever ten degrees makes it easy to figure out the weather.
30's = winter jacket + gloves
40s' = winter jacket
50's = light jacket
60= lighter jacket
70= t-shirt
etc

Basically every ten tells you a different wardrobe change. Not like 22 vs 25c.

You wear a jacket when it's 60 degrees out?

Sure, I read it on the internets so it must be true.

[Anonymous]

I lived in Canada in 4th and 5th grade and it broke my measuring brain for life. Canada was converting to metric, so I learned the meter system, then moved back to the US and I never used it---but also had missed the lessons on our old English system. To this day I'm lame in both systems.

fyi though, OP, my DD runs track, and my old 400-yard relay is now the 440 ___meter relay, or vice-versa (see? so f'd up) Track is now in meters.

The one area though where I think the American system is superior is temperature, because the units are smaller in Farenheight than in Celcius so one can make a better judgement.

[Anonymous]

I did track in high school in the 1980s and it was in meters then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Typical anti-science American BS.

This. I mean, everything medical/science-related is in metric now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

One thing I still can't get over after 15 years in the U.S. is Farenheit. Not getting it. Have to convert to Celsius if I want to know what to wear.

Fahrenheit is one of the strenghts of the imperial system over metric.

0F=damn cold, 100F = damn hot

Then ever ten degrees makes it easy to figure out the weather.
30's = winter jacket + gloves
40s' = winter jacket
50's = light jacket
60= lighter jacket
70= t-shirt
etc

Basically every ten tells you a different wardrobe change. Not like 22 vs 25c.

It's all relative. In the Middle East (Gulf countries), people wear parkas and mufflers when it's 60* out.
You wear a jacket when it's 60 degrees out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

One thing I still can't get over after 15 years in the U.S. is Farenheit. Not getting it. Have to convert to Celsius if I want to know what to wear.

Fahrenheit is one of the strenghts of the imperial system over metric.

0F=damn cold, 100F = damn hot

Then ever ten degrees makes it easy to figure out the weather.
30's = winter jacket + gloves
40s' = winter jacket
50's = light jacket
60= lighter jacket
70= t-shirt
etc

Basically every ten tells you a different wardrobe change. Not like 22 vs 25c.

It's all relative. In the Middle East (Gulf countries), people wear parkas and mufflers when it's 60* out.
You wear a jacket when it's 60 degrees out?

Right, and in the DC metro people don't.

[Anonymous]

So I think in summary, unless you are a scientist, or run track, there is no need to use the metric system in normal conversation.

I could get on board with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have done a bunch of studies and found that while the metric system is overall an easier system to use, people (even those who live metric) find that the English system works better in two instances. Weather/temperature and personal weight. In those cases, people found that they could describe their experience much better using the English system. For example, it is easier to describe a comfort zone as "the 70s" as opposed to "anywhere from 20 to 24.3".

I guess that's why the UK still uses both . . .

Add cooking to this list.

The US system is better for temperature, body measuring (height AND weight) and cooking.

Daily life stuff.

Baking is easier in metric. A cup of flour is always inaccurate. Cooks agree that it is better to measure it in grams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have done a bunch of studies and found that while the metric system is overall an easier system to use, people (even those who live metric) find that the English system works better in two instances. Weather/temperature and personal weight. In those cases, people found that they could describe their experience much better using the English system. For example, it is easier to describe a comfort zone as "the 70s" as opposed to "anywhere from 20 to 24.3".

I guess that's why the UK still uses both . . .

Add cooking to this list.

The US system is better for temperature, body measuring (height AND weight) and cooking.

Daily life stuff.

How can height and weight possibly matter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have done a bunch of studies and found that while the metric system is overall an easier system to use, people (even those who live metric) find that the English system works better in two instances. Weather/temperature and personal weight. In those cases, people found that they could describe their experience much better using the English system. For example, it is easier to describe a comfort zone as "the 70s" as opposed to "anywhere from 20 to 24.3".

I guess that's why the UK still uses both . . .

Add cooking to this list.

The US system is better for temperature, body measuring (height AND weight) and cooking.

Daily life stuff.

Baking is easier in metric. A cup of flour is always inaccurate. Cooks agree that it is better to measure it in grams.

Everything is easier in metric. How can anybody say US system is better for height? Ridiculous. So somebody is 5'11 1/5" tall? As opposed to 182 cm, and that is easier?