THIS IS AMERICA, SPEAK AMERICAN

3/16/2006 9:23:49 AM

This is America! Speak Spanish, measure in English, and act Texan.

3/16/2006 11:51:59 AM

The metric system is the best system, but we are a proud nation that doesn't conform to other nations standards.

3/16/2006 12:01:24 PM

Yeah. Metric. Sounds too French. Freedom Meters!

3/16/2006 12:07:54 PM

IT ISNT LIKE THE METRIC SYSTEM IS BANNED, YOU CAN STILL USE IT.

3/16/2006 12:08:04 PM

LoneSnark:

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"The only place english enters into it is the workers are 5' 11" and the factory is 20 miles from the port, none of which has anything to do with production."

I believe that American car companies still use imperial measurements with their products. Meanwhile my Toyota was built using metric measurements. So, congrats, imperial units of measurement have officially made it into production.

I believe freight is still weighed in pounds here. Obviously that NASA probe got wtfpwnt because of imperial units that somehow miracled themselves into that probes production.

Plenty of examples where imperial units are still used in production of items.

3/16/2006 3:10:33 PM

yes, we will eventually switch to metric, and it will happen in my lifetime (in the next 80-100 years or so, though i might be hoping for a longer life depending on my physical condition)

concerning time:

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"I actually prefer UTC timestamps which put the heavier units to the left(like our number system). It just makes more logical sense. Example: Year-Month-Day Hour:Minute:Second.DecimalOfASecond"

is the only way to go and the way i label everything i have, ESPECIALLY if it annoys the crap out of someone else...get with the international program, yo

3/16/2006 3:53:43 PM

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"I believe that American car companies still use imperial measurements"

Well, as many have stated, they are free to switch whenever they want to. If they still use them then they must have their reasons. That said, I figured international trade itself was still in quazi-english measurements. Aren't ships and cargo measured in tonnes?

Did other countries mandate that imperial units can never be used in their countries? For example, if I am making parts in Canada for international distribution, am I not free to use whatever system of measurement I choose?

Just because the government uses metric doesn't mean the people do. Honestly, if our government switched, all that would change would be speed limit signs, mile markers, and height/weight on our driver's liscence and reported weight at weigh stations. Is there anything I missed?

[Edited on March 16, 2006 at 3:59 PM. Reason : actually, we use short tons, which are 2000 lb, and they use tonne, which is 1000kg]

3/16/2006 3:56:53 PM

Metric, english,... whatever. I say work in units where hbar = c = 1. However, I have to say that metric is pretty catchy.

[Edited on March 18, 2006 at 4:35 PM. Reason : .]

3/18/2006 4:34:30 PM

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"Drugs have taught an entire generation of American kids the metric system. ~PJ O'Rourke"

3/19/2006 3:32:06 PM