Should the US switch to the metric system?

[The Two Jerseys]

Only if the metric system drops those ridiculous prefixes and renames their units to the English system equivalent.

Why?

Because the unit of measure shouldn't be dependent on whether the abbreviation is written in uppercase or lowercase.

[New Grestin]

In all seriousness, I don't know who the hell decided to use our system.

A mile is 5,280 feet here. 5,280 feet.

Who's fucking idea was that?

Mostly the Romans, who defined it as a thousand paces, where each pace is approximately the length of the average Centurions foot times 5.

The fact that we're still using a systems of measurement that the Romans used is a little scary.

[Socialist Nordia]

Mostly the Romans, who defined it as a thousand paces, where each pace is approximately the length of the average Centurions foot times 5.

The fact that we're still using a systems of measurement that the Romans used is a little scary.

We still use a writing system the Romans made too.

[Southerly Gentleman]

Honestly, metric makes way more sense. However, in order for it to work, schools must switch to metric. And it must be done over time. Just immediately switching would be too hard.

I don't know about all schools, but the ones that I've attended in the past 5 years or so have used mostly metric, and science classes have used it exclusively.

[The Great Devourer of All]

The metric system is so much easier to use, but I can't help but use the imperial system by instinct due to my many years of thinking in miles, pounds, and yards.

But yeah, we totally should.

[Nations United for Conquest]

Someone mentioned earlier how we use the metric system for more universal ideas such as medicine and other things. But to change basic measurements that we use everyday would take a toll on america. It would cost millions of dollars to change all the roads and laws and standards that depend on our current system. We would also have to change our teaching programs for the most part. Not to mention it would call for most americas to have to be retought measurements as many of the people already working or about to be working would know our current sysytem, while the new generation would only know metrics

[Immoren]

Then you have to know two measurement systems by heart, and both would need to be taught in schools. Wouldn't it be easier to use one system for everything?

In theory, yes it would be easier. But having so many ml of beer just isn't the same as ordering "a pint".

So why would be ordering beer by ml? I live in country that's adopted metric system and I don't think I've heard anyone ever order beer by anything else than pints.

[Nations United for Conquest]

Someone mentioned earlier how we use the metric system for more universal ideas such as medicine and other things. But to change basic measurements that we use everyday would take a toll on america. It would cost millions of dollars to change all the roads and laws and standards that depend on our current system. We would also have to change our teaching programs for the most part. Not to mention it would call for most americas to have to be retought measurements as many of the people already working or about to be working would know our current sysytem, while the new generation would only know metrics

Yes I'm american if that wasn't clear

[Immoren]

The fact that we're still using a systems of measurement that the Romans used is a little scary.

We still use a writing system the Romans made too.

Or at least evolved form of that.

And I do believe despite sharing same name, not all Roman units are same as US customary or British Imperial they share name with.

[A Humanist Science]

Mostly the Romans, who defined it as a thousand paces, where each pace is approximately the length of the average Centurions foot times 5.

The fact that we're still using a systems of measurement that the Romans used is a little scary.

Is it any less arbitrary than the original definition of the meter (the distance traveled by a pendulum in a one-second period)? The advantage of the metric system is that it is decimalized; the actual length of a "meter," however, is just as arbitrary, and has changed as many times, as anything else.

[Socialist Nordia]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar ... easurement
Myanmar has the same problem, it seems.

[Greed and Death]

Its really not needed, you so rarely have a need to use multiple units in day to day life, and where it counts medicine engineering, and the like it is already used.

When you drive some place you do not think of how many miles, feet and inches it is you think about how many miles it is leave it at that.

[SD_Film Artists]

In theory, yes it would be easier. But having so many ml of beer just isn't the same as ordering "a pint".

So why would be ordering beer by ml? I live in country that's adopted metric system and I don't think I've heard anyone ever order beer by anything else than pints.

I thought you'd say something like 'bottle' rather than pint.

[Greed and Death]

In theory, yes it would be easier. But having so many ml of beer just isn't the same as ordering "a pint".

So why would be ordering beer by ml? I live in country that's adopted metric system and I don't think I've heard anyone ever order beer by anything else than pints.

Korea likes to serve beer by the 1000 ml.

[Socialist Nordia]

So why would be ordering beer by ml? I live in country that's adopted metric system and I don't think I've heard anyone ever order beer by anything else than pints.

I thought you'd say something like 'bottle' rather than pint.

A liter is more than twice as large as a pint. That's reason enough to convert to the metric system.

[Greed and Death]

I thought you'd say something like 'bottle' rather than pint.

A liter is more than twice as large as a pint. That's reason enough to convert to the metric system.

But we Texans drink our beer by the galleon what metric unit do you have for me ?

[New haven america]

Porque nos dos?

[A Humanist Science]

A liter is more than twice as large as a pint. That's reason enough to convert to the metric system.

But we Texans drink our beer by the galleon what metric unit do you have for me ?

g/dL

[The Two Jerseys]

A liter is more than twice as large as a pint. That's reason enough to convert to the metric system.

But we Texans drink our beer by the galleon what metric unit do you have for me ?

By the galleon?

[Washington Resistance Army]

No.

[The Qeiiam Star Cluster]

But we Texans drink our beer by the galleon what metric unit do you have for me ?

By the galleon?

I'd like a galleon of beer.

[Greed and Death]

But we Texans drink our beer by the galleon what metric unit do you have for me ?

By the galleon?

That was not a typo its so bloody hot here we sweat out all the booze as we drink it, it takes me a good 3-4 ships to get my buzz on.

[The Two Jerseys]

By the galleon?

That was not a typo its so bloody hot here we sweat out all the booze as we drink it, it takes me a good 3-4 ships to get my buzz on.

Maybe you should switch from galleons to supertankers.

[Immoren]

So why would be ordering beer by ml? I live in country that's adopted metric system and I don't think I've heard anyone ever order beer by anything else than pints.

I thought you'd say something like 'bottle' rather than pint.

Well if it's tap beer, that propably wouldn't make sense.
I guess it's more reference to pint as a object rather than pint as a measure.

[A Humanist Science]

That was not a typo its so bloody hot here we sweat out all the booze as we drink it, it takes me a good 3-4 ships to get my buzz on.

Maybe you should switch from galleons to supertankers.

Or just universalize to draughts