America Couple Reacts 'Why The Metric System Matters'

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[branislavpetkovic]

if you know how to count to 10, you know how to use the metric system

[arnodobler]

Metric math is so much easier, making it faster to learn and apply. Price comparisons in the supermarket, for example: 100g 1€ = 500g 5€ = 1kg 10€ = 1g 0.01€ or 1 cent

[GdzieJestNemo]

i find it super confusing that US is so proud of gaining independence from UK and being removing anything that is contacted with imperial rule, but for some reason kept their measurement system, and even being proud of it.

[michaelbaumert]

You guys in the States use metric more than you realize just check the labels for certain foods and drinks. Not to mention you use it to measure the bullet sizes also, 9mm etc. The metric system is easy because converting from meters to kilometers is as easy as placing a decimal point. Try converting yards to miles or feet in to miles.

[terrygaudio]

On a side note, there's a really interesting story called the "Gimli Glider". Shortly after Canada changed to the metric system, an Air Canada flight was fueled incorrectly due to confusion over the difference between the two. This meant the plane didn't have enough fuel for it's flight. It had to 'glide" into landing at the abandoned Canadian Forces base a Gimli.

[jha]

I think that the metric system is alot more easy to learn. Everything is with 10. Like 10 cm are one dm and 10 dm are one meter. In the imperial system everything is so different like three foot are a yard and alot of yards are a mile. There is no easy way to calculate the dimensions. Like how many inches are a foot? I don´t know. It is not resenable.

[evawettergren]

But it is EASIER to learn metric. Everything is based on 10. What is the imperial system based on? Nobody knows... it's all arbitrary. Want meters instead of kilometers? Easy. Just move the decimal a couple of places... ( 15, 2410 km is... 1524, 10 meters. That was fast, right? Just move the decimal three steps. Done.) If you want to turn miles in to feet... I don't know how you would do that to be honest. Let me go Google it... I still don't know how but there is a converter so I guess you might manage if you have access to the internet. God help you if you don't though.

[judithrowe]

The UK is legally all metric now BUT in some cases it runs in tandem with imperial. Beer is sold in pints for example. Yes, some people did have problems remembering that 250 grams is about 8 ounces, or 15 centimetres is nearly 6 inches, but not for long. 50 miles per hour is 80 kilometres per hour. Our cars display both speeds, but road signs still show miles per hour speed limits and distances in miles! Young folk can't wait for us to catch up with the rest of the world.

[perrybernard]

In Canada, I remember when we changed to the metric system. Metric is easier to multiply. But we use both metric and imperial in construction.

[hoodatdare]

QUICK NOW WHAT IS THE BOILING POINT OF WATER FRENHEGHT. IT IS 100 CELCEUS, FREEZING IS 0. HOW EZ IS THAT.

[redhatbarnswallow]

Metric is easier to learn and use but there is a weird dichotomy in Canada for lots of us above the age of 35. Most seniors grew up with imperial. Those of us in our 50’s and younger grew up with metric in school. There’s a whole generation that learned metric in school but had parents that still used imperial at home. Consequently there’s a weird mix of both for a lot of us.

[johnt]

Find a carpenter who's switched from Imperial to Metric & see what he thinks.

[eobi-edobi]

there only 3 counties in the world that doesn't use the metric, but you are already using the metric in dollars. easy., there is metrec on your hands. ten fingers.

[SMOOVKILL]

Here in Canada I use both in construction. It's also because we live next to America.

[princeofpcos]

Still lots of Imperial in Canada. Homes are built in square footage. Ceilings are x feet. Oil and gas pipelines are in feet and inch diameter. Mechanics work mostly on cars made in Imperial so they need Imperial tools. Our golf courses are in yards, not meters like Europe. Most people state their height and weight in feet and inches and pounds. Ice rinks are built on feet and inches. I have yet to hear a Canadian announcer call a '30 meter slapshot'

[thedivinebandit]

I believe each has its place in history and the present. Being Kenyan I might work better with a KG rather than pound of beef. But when it comes to furniture and homes my brain easily switches back to feet and inches as units of measurement.

[johaquila]

It's OK to have a problem with switching to the metric system. Even in France they initially had problems with acceptance and had to come up with tricks. The most important trick, still being used in many countries around the world, is the _metric pound._ A metric pound is exactly half a kilogram (or 500 g). So it's _almost_ a metric unit. At the same time it's very similar to the various pounds that used to be in use around the world. In particular, a US pound is exactly 1.10231117 metric pounds, i.e., just 10% more. (The US pound is defined as _exactly_ 2.20462234 kg.) Fortunately for the meter no such trick is necessary because a yard is exactly 0.9144 metres, so less than 10% less.

In other words: You already have a good idea of the three most important basic units of the metric system:
- think of a meter as a yard
- think of a kilogram as 2 pound
- and a second is a second anyway.

Volume also isn't hard at all.
- A US liquid pint is precisely 473.176473 milliliters, or roughly 0.473 liters.
- A US dry pint is precisely 550.610471 milliliters, or roughly 0.55 liters.
- A UK pint is precisely 568.26125 milliliters, or roughly 0.568 liters.
In other words: If we define a metric pint as half a liter just like a metric pound is half a kilogram, then the metric pint is very similar to all three pints and a great compromise between them:
- Think of a liter as 2 pints.

In practice, the only problems that matter are the super annoying Fahrenheit/Celsius conversion and two units of length:
- An inch is precisely 2.54 centimeters.
- A mile is precisely 1.609344 kilometers.
Conversely:
- A centimeter is roughly 0.4 inch.
- A kilometer is roughly 0.6 miles.

Plus there is the annoyance that meters and miles have the same abbreviation. This is why on British motorways they give short distances in meters but call them yards. For example, a sign saying "500 yd" really means 500 meters. In practice, the difference doesn't matter in this context. They do this because they are mostly still using miles for distances, so "500 m" would be read as 500 miles.