Roff

We're not the most arrogant race on earth.

We're the most arrogant people on earth.

Besides - we're not really arrogant. We're just better than everyone else.

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Hero999

Of course we're the most arrogant animal on earth!

We're the only animal with the sense to be able to be arrogant!

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hjl4

Arrogant is an understatement.
In the 70's, Canada joined the world in converting and accepting a superior system of measure. I never looked back since. I also was brought up with both metric and imperial system in place, and yes, metric is the way to go.
I remember the USA wanting to or was supposed to join in, but the people were ignorant enough to say that the markets would suffer, and all hell would break loose in the trade of goods, between countries.

What better system is there?? Look around you, and be aware of your environment.
Water freezes at 0C. Boils at 100C.This is the most plentiful element on earth, and why not use it to your advantage, Incorporate it in a unit of measure. 1 liter of water, weighs exactly 1 kilo.
1 meter is 100 centimeter or 1000 millimeters.
I have to wonder, where did 32F ever come into the equation that at that temperature water froze?? At least 0 Celsius, makes sense.

The US will have to bend over like everyone else did years ago. All their cars are made, designed and engineered in metric, along with all robotics, military, aerospace and the tools to build these. In fact you Americans have already converted, but the majority of you don't know it, as all manufacturing involving CNC or precision operations, is done in METRIC.
The bolts holding those cars together are all metric. So now American mechanic needs "metric" tools.
Just give in already. Look around you. You and countless 3rd world countries, are behind in progress.
It reminds me, spring is coming soon. I'm not looking forward to being homeless again.

We have roads here??????

Do they teach anything about the rest of the world in your schools????
Who are your neighbors or biggest trade partners, allies etc....????
Arrogant??? Go figure.

Pommie

Countless? You can't count up to 2?



Mike.

hjl4

Pretty sad.

I would hate to be so withdrawn from the rest of the world.

Dwight

The U.S. was the first country on the planet to officially go metric. The treaty in Paris, in the late 1800's recognizing metrics, was signed first by the United States. We just happen to like our antiquated system of measurement.
It keeps our people from inventing too many things, thus helping the rest of the world keep up. It would be a real shame to rellegate europe to third world status. (where it really belongs)

ljcox

That is rather arrogant!

Much of the science we use today was developed in Europe during the last 500 years.

I remember a story I heard some years ago about an American company that sent some fine wires to Europe to illustrate how good their technology was. The Europeans sent them back with holes drilled down the centre!

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Souper man

I found a error on the webpage:

Makes use of recycled plastic.

The Beck Mickle hydro generator contains the water for the full drop of the device, converting about 70 per cent of the energy into electricity.

LOL

Souper man

Well on the contrary, many people in the US (like me!) are trying to use meteric.
Its just that the schools teach imperial. If they taught meteric, they would be met with minor resistance. We arent ignorant, were just richerand more fortunate

ljcox

It is just a matter of familarity and practice.

I find metric much easier to use than Imperial. In fact I bought a metric rule about 10 years before the government changed us to metric and have used it ever since.

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Nigel Goodwin

It was an English company, and the challenge was to make the smallest tube, the Americans sent their's over, and the English returned it with a tube inside the American one

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Sceadwian

I struggle with Metric, only because the damn MPH's on my speedometer are larger than the KMH... At the end of the day it is what you're familiar with, or more appropriately, the environment you're in. The whole 'nature vs nurture' questions that come up in biology a lot.

I at the VERY least use mili/micro/nano for inch measures at work. The whole 1/16th 1/32th crap with inch measurements makes me sick, the person that thought it up should be drawn quartered and shot, right after everything they've done is converted <G>

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Pommie

Yes, but just think, if you convert your car to KMH then your fuel consumption will fall dramatically. You get approx 60% more KM per gallon than miles.

Mike.

Sceadwian

Until you try the km per liter conversion.

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ljcox

We use litre per 100 km. It is more sensible than km per litre.

eg. If the car uses say 8 litre/100 km then you need 32 litre for a 400 km trip.

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