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jerryl · 04-08-2008, 04:22 PM

too old to change now. can,t imagine having to buy more tools. tools or guns? guess which one i would pick

Palmguy · 04-08-2008, 04:47 PM

Engineering is generally easier using the metric system; although at my current job almost exclusively uses english.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cougar_guy04

I'll just put it this way . . . I cringe when I have to do engineering calculations in English units (slug/ft-s, BTU/hr). Metric is much easier to calculate (units come out a lot nicer).

No kidding. We had to use a lot of that BS (BTU/hr and such come to mind) in thermo/fluids but generally our professors weren't too sadistic and might just throw one question in there in the english system to make sure we can function using it.

XDConvert9mm · 04-08-2008, 04:50 PM

I voted for the sugary stuff but I could go either way. Pick one and stick with it and I'm good.

Sirius1963 · 04-08-2008, 05:12 PM

I voted Metric. I used to have a Pontiac, the bolts on the surface were "English"... 1/2" 9/16" etc, but the deeper you got into it, it switched to Metric... 10mm, 12mm Very annoying.

If we switch, I"m not looking forward to buying new tools though, new metric crescent wrench, metric hammer, metric saw bah!

Annoying question of the day: If we switched to metric, what would we call the number on our car odometers? Mileage wouldn't work, is it Kilometerage ? "My car has low kilometerage"

Also, would Miles Davis have to change his name ...

rogerxd45 · 04-08-2008, 05:35 PM

sure it would be a pain now but the metric system is way way better it is far easier then the English system and why on earth should we have a different system then the rest of the world.

all of you that voted for the English system probably have never worked on a car!!! cars that have one or the other thats ok but most cars i have worked on have both and trying to figure it out is such a pain in the butt

and how many of you can do English conversions in your head? how many inches in a 5 miles? to figure that out in metric all you have to do is move the decimal over, but in English you have to multiply 5280 by 5 to get 26,400 feet and now you have to multiply that by 12 to get the number on inches to get 316,800 inches.
and then there is the weight and volume measurements with pints, cups, quarts which each one has its own number you need to know in order to convert it. but with metric its all in tens AND they all have mili, centi, deci and so on it is just way easier and makes more sense and the rest of the world uses it

rogerxd45 · 04-08-2008, 05:39 PM

even if we stay the the english one all of still have to know metric so i dont see any valid argument except for the
"my car has low kilometerage"

**Edubya** · 04-08-2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lazarus

Either or. I prefer metric kinda since I was a mechanic but miles, gals, feet, etc is just easier for me to remember.

I'm a medical coder and the DRs sometimes will give laceration length in inches but it gets billed out in centimeters so I have to convert to CMs.

A millimeter is 1/1000th of a meter, a centimeter is 1/100th of a meter, a meter is 1/1000th of a kilometer, etc., etc.... What pray tell can be hard about that? A millimeter is about 1/32 of an inch, do you prefer saying that, "Aw, it's within a 1/32 of an inch" -vs- "It's within a millimeter"? I like millimeters when it comes to precision!, and it's a whole lot easier to figure 1/10 than to figure 1/32nds, IMHO.

**eric_t12** · 04-08-2008, 07:03 PM

yes, but with an exception. i dont think it "necessitates it", its just common sense.

why have numbers of measurement in the twelves, the 5280s, and the temperature of freeing be 32?

who came up with that?

ETA: even the military uses KM.

**Edubya** · 04-08-2008, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric_t12

yes, but with an exception. i dont think it "necessitates it", its just common sense.

why have numbers of measurement in the twelves, the 5280s, and the temperature of freeing be 32?

who came up with that?

ETA: even the military uses KM.

Okay, good point! Let's make "0 degrees" freezing and "100 degrees" boiling just like the metric. Water freezes at "0" and water boils at "100 degrees" using something that we're all familiar with instead of mercury which is dangerous to handle and that we require our children to stay clear of and have to call for Haz-Mat to clean up if we even break a thermometer!

Aw hell, that's already been thought of, damn metrics beat us again!!!!

crpadiem · 06-06-2008, 10:35 AM

I can go either way, I prefer standard but metric works too.

View Poll Results: Metric or English?
Yes--the metric system is easier to use, and a global economy necessitates it	37	35.58%
No--our current system has worked just fine; why bother?	37	35.58%
No preference either way, as my religion prohibits measuring things	3	2.88%
Glazed chocolate cake donuts are the best	27	25.96%
Voters: 104. You may not vote on this poll

04-08-2008, 04:50 PM	#13
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04-08-2008, 05:12 PM	#14
Sirius1963 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific NorthWET (Seattle) Posts: 1,115	I voted Metric. I used to have a Pontiac, the bolts on the surface were "English"... 1/2" 9/16" etc, but the deeper you got into it, it switched to Metric... 10mm, 12mm Very annoying. If we switch, I"m not looking forward to buying new tools though, new metric crescent wrench, metric hammer, metric saw bah! Annoying question of the day: If we switched to metric, what would we call the number on our car odometers? Mileage wouldn't work, is it Kilometerage ? "My car has low kilometerage" Also, would Miles Davis have to change his name ... __________________ You don’t win anything in a gunfight, you just get to keep what you have. The loudest sound in the world is a “click” when you need a “bang.” The second loudest sound in the world is a “bang” when you were expecting a “click.”

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04-08-2008, 04:22 PM	#11
jerryl XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: buffalo,new york Posts: 293	too old to change now. can,t imagine having to buy more tools. tools or guns? guess which one i would pick

04-08-2008, 05:35 PM	#15
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	sure it would be a pain now but the metric system is way way better it is far easier then the English system and why on earth should we have a different system then the rest of the world. all of you that voted for the English system probably have never worked on a car!!! cars that have one or the other thats ok but most cars i have worked on have both and trying to figure it out is such a pain in the butt and how many of you can do English conversions in your head? how many inches in a 5 miles? to figure that out in metric all you have to do is move the decimal over, but in English you have to multiply 5280 by 5 to get 26,400 feet and now you have to multiply that by 12 to get the number on inches to get 316,800 inches. and then there is the weight and volume measurements with pints, cups, quarts which each one has its own number you need to know in order to convert it. but with metric its all in tens AND they all have mili, centi, deci and so on it is just way easier and makes more sense and the rest of the world uses it

04-08-2008, 05:39 PM	#16
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	even if we stay the the english one all of still have to know metric so i dont see any valid argument except for the "my car has low kilometerage"

06-06-2008, 10:35 AM	#20
crpadiem XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,203	I can go either way, I prefer standard but metric works too.