Braaainsss wrote:Whuh? Are you on LSD or something?
What do you think the "eternal mystery" is, an actual profound state of being?
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by UnhealthyTruthseeker » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:12 am
Braaainsss wrote:Whuh? Are you on LSD or something?
by Blouman Empire » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:13 am
Parthenon wrote:Unless you are using it for mathmatical or scientific purposes the metric system is pretty damn shitty.
I am 6'3'', not 1.90500 meters
I have one tablespoon of vanilla, not 14.7867648 milliliters. or 1.47867648 centiliters
There is 10 yards in a first down, not 9.14400 meters
Houses have square footage, not square decimeters.
by Ring of Isengard » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:21 am
Chrobalta wrote:I find myself wondering, why the hell is the U.S. not on the Metric system?
by The Orion Federation (Ancient) » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:33 am
Fassitude wrote:And yet I have a far higher quality of life, I am healthier, will live longer and stay healthier during those extra years, will see fewer of my children (should I choose to get them) die and be maimed, am much freer than I would be in the USA, run a much lower risk of being stricken with poverty, have a much higher level of social class motion and so on. You see, the USA really isn't that impressive. Sure you've money, but fritter away and waste it, leaving your social divides not divides, but chasms and so on. I know you're probably used to being able to impress a Mexican with the "greatness" of the USA. You'll see it's not so easy when you try to do so with someone who actually lives in a developed country.
by Braaainsss » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:37 am
The Orion Federation wrote:<snip>
The greatest scientific minds were American....Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawkings. Not to mention the great Charles Darwin. In fact, our science has always been unrivaled. Now Japan and a couple of European countries are closing the gap on us. (btw, I realize Einstein was born in Germany, but he moved to American, and became a citizen, so he died an American.)<snip>
by Cabra West » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:39 am
The Orion Federation wrote:
The greatest scientific minds were American....Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawkings. Not to mention the great Charles Darwin. In fact, our science has always been unrivaled. Now Japan and a couple of European countries are closing the gap on us. (btw, I realize Einstein was born in Germany, but he moved to American, and became a citizen, so he died an American.)
by UnhealthyTruthseeker » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:42 am
The Orion Federation wrote:The greatest scientific minds were American....Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawkings. Not to mention the great Charles Darwin. In fact, our science has always been unrivaled. Now Japan and a couple of European countries are closing the gap on us. (btw, I realize Einstein was born in Germany, but he moved to American, and became a citizen, so he died an American.)
by Ring of Isengard » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:44 am
The Orion Federation wrote:<snip>
The greatest scientific minds were American....Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawkings. Not to mention the great Charles Darwin. In fact, our science has always been unrivaled. Now Japan and a couple of European countries are closing the gap on us. (btw, I realize Einstein was born in Germany, but he moved to American, and became a citizen, so he died an American.)<snip>
by Kusatsu » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:48 am
The Orion Federation wrote:Japan could eventually have conquered Australia, and kept China under its thumb for hall of a lot longer if the US didn't go around blowing up Jap ships. South Korea would be unified under Kim Jong Il, and his nuclear madness.
by Ring of Isengard » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:11 am
The Orion Federation wrote:
Our currency is still the most widely used currency in the world, despite how much the EU has been trying to get their currency out on the market. Also, despite that the EU is worth more than the $, the $ is still the most desirable currency in the world.
Of course, our military is the strongest. All categories we rank number 1, with the exception of percentage spent on military budget per GDP. We are 28th in that regard.
Obviously, we are the dominant sports mecca in the world. Despite not being our national game, our soccer teams, mens and women's, make it into the world cup every 4 years without fail. And in 2006, we got to the semi-finals. (I was REALLY hoping for an Italy-US matchup that year, but at least Italy ended up taking it. )
We have the best baseball league, football league, hockey league, swimming program, one of the finest gymnastics programs, car racing....stock car, indy,
and F1, and etc,
Hell, let's face it, we are the most athletic nation on the planet. Sure, China beat us out last summer in medal count, but it was also their home turf, and they were training TIRELESSLY, being completely driven to beat the US. The US Olympic committee just went about its normal thing.
Historically, we were the very first modern nation to successfully have a democratic, republican government with broad civil rights,
computers,
The greatest scientific minds were American....Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawkings. Not to mention the great Charles Darwin. In fact, our science has always been unrivaled. Now Japan and a couple of European countries are closing the gap on us. (btw, I realize Einstein was born in Germany, but he moved to American, and became a citizen, so he died an American.)
And seriously, if not for the US, then Europe would have arguable eventually been overrun by the Nazis.
Japan could eventually have conquered Australia, and kept China under its thumb for hall of a lot longer if the US didn't go around blowing up Jap ships. South Korea would be unified under Kim Jong Il, and his nuclear madness.
The natural diversity in the USA offers so much more.
[/quote]lol, anyway, done rambling. The WHOLE point is that there really is no reason for Europeans to be hating on the US as much as they do.
by Gahlsteria » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:54 am
Parthenon wrote:Unless you are using it for mathmatical or scientific purposes the metric system is pretty damn shitty.
I am 6'3'', not 1.90500 meters
I have one tablespoon of vanilla, not 14.7867648 milliliters. or 1.47867648 centiliters
There is 10 yards in a first down, not 9.14400 meters
Houses have square footage, not square decimeters.
by Gahlsteria » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:03 am
Parthenon wrote:Vaarshire wrote:Parthenon wrote:Stereotyping, how quaint.
That, of course, is the important thing about my post. The fact that I used stereotypes in my example. That invalidates all of my points, right?
No, but the fact that you chose a gun toting, blue collar, truck driving citizen to be the subject of your demagogy when advocating a move to the metric system indicates to me that you are from the feel good liberal crowd that thinks that buying into something because europe and other "free-thinking" places do it it must be better...
by Lacadaemon » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:05 am
by No Names Left Damn It » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:41 am
Chrobalta wrote:The only other countries not on the Metric system are Liberia and Burma - Third World Countries.
by Geniasis » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:43 am
Fassitude wrote:Sibirsky wrote:Yet a bunch of Europeans still move here.
And a bunch of people from the USA move from the USA. It's as if this global village of ours were... global... and migratory patterns multivariate and highly individual... intriguing and complex, so one could see how you were stumped.
Sibirsky wrote:Fassitude wrote:Sibirsky wrote:Yet a bunch of Europeans still move here.
And a bunch of people from the USA move from the USA. It's as if this global village of ours were... global... and migratory patterns multivariate and highly individual... intriguing and complex, so one could see how you were stumped.
Far more Europeans move to the US than Americans to Europe. Even now. Look we can keep this up forever. Bottom line, you seem to be happy where you are. Good for you. I am happy for you. I am also happy here in the US and, at least at this point in time would not want to live elsewhere, at least on a permanent basis.
Reichskommissariat ost wrote:Women are as good as men , I dont know why they constantly whine about things.
Euronion wrote:because how dare me ever ever try to demand rights for myself, right men, we should just lie down and let the women trample over us, let them take awa our rights, our right to vote will be next just don't say I didn't warn ou
by Blouman Empire » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:09 am
The Orion Federation wrote:Obviously, we are the dominant sports mecca in the world. Despite not being our national game, our soccer teams, mens and women's, make it into the world cup every 4 years without fail. And in 2006, we got to the semi-finals. (I was REALLY hoping for an Italy-US matchup that year, but at least Italy ended up taking it.
We have the best baseball league, football league, hockey league, swimming program, one of the finest gymnastics programs, car racing....stock car, indy, and F1
by Americama » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:14 am
by Cabra West » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:20 am
Americama wrote:The Metric system is European Imperialism against the U.S. We dotn have to do something just because its modern.
by Lacadaemon » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:22 am
Cabra West wrote:
You do realise that the IMPERIAL system you are using at the moment has a bit of a telling name, don't you?
You know, as in "British Imperialism"?
by Ring of Isengard » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:24 am
No Names Left Damn It wrote:Chrobalta wrote:The only other countries not on the Metric system are Liberia and Burma - Third World Countries.
And the UK. We still use Imperial measurements for most things. Notice how we aren't a 3rd world country, and think before you start talking shit. Although you are a fucking retard, so that might be hard.
by Cabra West » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:25 am
Lacadaemon wrote:Cabra West wrote:
You do realise that the IMPERIAL system you are using at the moment has a bit of a telling name, don't you?
You know, as in "British Imperialism"?
Except the US doesn't use Imperial Measurements.
wiki wrote:The United States customary system of units of measurement (also called the English, Imperial or American) is the most commonly used system of measurement in the United States...
by Lunatic Goofballs » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:31 am
Blouman Empire wrote:Parthenon wrote:Unless you are using it for mathmatical or scientific purposes the metric system is pretty damn shitty.
I am 6'3'', not 1.90500 meters
I have one tablespoon of vanilla, not 14.7867648 milliliters. or 1.47867648 centiliters
There is 10 yards in a first down, not 9.14400 meters
Houses have square footage, not square decimeters.
Why would you write 1.90500, why not 1.905?
Or even 1.9 metres is what you would say
by Lacadaemon » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:32 am
Cabra West wrote:Could have fooled me :
by Cabra West » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:37 am
Lacadaemon wrote:Cabra West wrote:Could have fooled me :
It shares *some* units. But it's a different system. Not all the similar named units are the same either. The US gallon and pint are smaller. The Imperial system doesn't have quarts &c. USCS doesn't have the stone - just uses pounds. The tonnes are different.
And technically - though the difference is hardly noticeable - the inches, yards and miles are all very slightly different, with the Imperial measurements being slightly larger.
(And I'm not sure, but I don't think Imperial uses the peck, rather fluid Oz. for measurement of dry volume).
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