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Re: Convince me why the metric system is better for daily use

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davinhi1 is not online. davinhi1
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31 May 2014 09:00 AM
go ahead
as i drink a cup of water
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richiesan is not online. richiesan
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31 May 2014 09:00 AM
i think i mean 0.5 liters
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davinhi1 is not online. davinhi1
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31 May 2014 09:04 AM
i'm gonna drink 3.79 liters of milk

yeah, that doesn't work
i hate decimals too
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31 May 2014 09:07 AM
I would if I knew what it was
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31 May 2014 09:07 AM
Copied thread.
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Waced is not online. Waced
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31 May 2014 09:08 AM
but... but... King hector's daughter makes dark chocolate milk :(
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davinhi1 is not online. davinhi1
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31 May 2014 09:09 AM
hai guyz meh r00m iz 4.993469 metrz big
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SomeAnon is not online. SomeAnon
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31 May 2014 09:19 AM
it makes a lot more sense.

12 inches to a foot, 3 feet to a yard, 1760 yards to a mile, and 16 ounces to a pound? where's the sense in that?
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baka is not online. baka
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31 May 2014 09:30 AM
people in other countries use gallons for certain things too.

and it's not the metric system's fault you don't understand rounding
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davinhi1 is not online. davinhi1
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31 May 2014 09:32 AM
@some
but i said daily use

what's the fun in being 1.7 meters?
when you could be 5'11"?
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dorada is not online. dorada
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31 May 2014 09:35 AM
because its more simple, like...

theres only 10 of difference to each thing, i cant understand other systems
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baka is not online. baka
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31 May 2014 09:36 AM
height is measured in centimeters

no one is going to say they're 1.7 meters, just like no one says they're 5.916 feet tall instead of 5'11"
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dorada is not online. dorada
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31 May 2014 09:39 AM
@baka

we actually measure people's height in meters
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baka is not online. baka
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31 May 2014 09:42 AM
@dorada
Really? Japan does it in cm, and they're not the only one
that's what I get for assuming it was standardized I guess
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KingIceFinnI is not online. KingIceFinnI
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31 May 2014 09:53 AM
The American system of measurements is better to me imo.


 - 1 gallon of milk sounds better than 3.79 liters
 - 5 feet is better than 1.524 meters
 - There's much more that I can rave about
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dorada is not online. dorada
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31 May 2014 09:54 AM
@king

i think you think its better because you are used to it

but metric system is much more simpler
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KingIceFinnI is not online. KingIceFinnI
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31 May 2014 10:18 AM
It is true that I'm used to the American system as an American, but I don't see how the metric system is simpler when you're measuring in meters, kilometers, liters, stone, etc. Rather than feet/inches, miles, gallons, pounds, etc.
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SomeAnon is not online. SomeAnon
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31 May 2014 10:19 AM
@KingIce, that's completely invalid.

4 liters of milk sounds better than 1.06 gallons
2 meters is better than 6.56 feet, but why not just combine several units that don't match up and call it 6 feet 6+(47/64) inches?
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baka is not online. baka
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31 May 2014 10:23 AM
@kingice
because it works by tens
also, stone isn't part of the metric system
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davinhi1 is not online. davinhi1
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31 May 2014 10:51 AM
i guess i can say the same for a gallon
a gallon makes more sense than 3.78 liters
and a yard(3 ft) sounds better than a meter (3.1 ft???)
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SomeAnon is not online. SomeAnon
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31 May 2014 11:06 AM
1 gallon isn't natural or anything, you could also have 4 liters which would look better than saying 1.06 gallons. It doesn't matter.

also 1000 mm = 100 cm = 10 dm = 1 m makes way more sense than 12 inch = 1 foot = 1/3 yard and let's say 2000 yards is 1.136 miles.
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KingIceFinnI is not online. KingIceFinnI
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31 May 2014 11:20 AM
@anon



Except that we tend to round more, and try not to use decimals. Instead of "6.56 feet", we say 6 and 1/2 feet, or just 6 feet, 5 1/2 inches, known as 6'5" really.
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31 May 2014 11:21 AM
do your beaches love you?
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