+OverSword Posted May 25, 2018 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Quote I always get into these international conversations between people from Canada and Europe saying how backwards Americans are for using the imperial system, and nothing boils my blood up more than not only unearned but also completely wrong intellectual superiority. Link 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted May 25, 2018 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted May 25, 2018 #3 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Isn't the imperial system wonderful? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted May 25, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, Rlyeh said: Isn't the imperial system wonderful? Full of measurements that haven't been used for hundreds of years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis914 Posted May 25, 2018 #5 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I had a discussion with a co-worker about this not too long ago. She's from up north and thought the world of the metric system and I asked her, "So then, you don't mind paying for gasoline in liters?" That ended the discussion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted May 25, 2018 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Quote The kilopound was developed by American engineers as a practical base 10 solution to an existing system. Why? Because Base 10 is easier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted May 25, 2018 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2018 (edited) i'm pretty confident with both. do not see one superior to another just different, same as languages. when i used to fix cars it was not uncommon to have metric and standard bolts\nuts\treads on the same car, i had tools for both. same as pretty much any mechanic in usa, they are not really interchangeable, but if bolt\nut isn't too tight you can get away using metric wrench\socket on standard bolt\nut. and wise versa btw, even in Russia where metric system is used, plumbing threads are in inches, and angle of the thread is 55* not 60 as all metric threads are, unless it is a special thread. Edited May 25, 2018 by aztek 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiXilver Posted May 25, 2018 #8 Share Posted May 25, 2018 'MURICA RULLEZZORZ!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Duck Posted June 26, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 26, 2018 How does everyone feel about Gibibytes (GiB)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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