They already use it in Canada.
Posted on 11/05/2012 2:14:59 PM PST by null and void
“The problem with the metric system is that a decimal system does not equate to daily human life in most respects.”
And to add to that, the English had been allowing people during “market day” to use the old measuring system. A few years ago they made it illegal. Once people started, they never wanted to go back to metric.
Sorry, but the metric system is scientific, logical, and numeric - but not at all humanistic. And we are after all humans (well except for liberals).
Almost all packaged goods - bottles, jars, boxes, and bags are dual labeled ( U S Customary and metric (S. I.)) and have been for years.
Ok I was just kidding, it is volume of the horn.
“My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that’s the way I likes it!” — Grandpa Abe Simpson
If Jesus wanted us to use the Metric system, he would have chosen 10 apostles;)
In my line of work, an acre is 43,560 square feet, or 160 square rods, or 4 rods by 40 rods, or one chain by 10 chains, or maybe a rod by a half mile. What could be easier than that?
In my line of work, an acre is 43,560 square feet, or 160 square rods, or 4 rods by 40 rods, or one chain by 10 chains, or maybe a rod by a half mile. What could be easier than that?
No, the reason is they are basically lazy
I still know some older Brits who can still count change in pre-Decimal units. ;-)
It’s simple - I don’t like the metric system, I’m deeply imbued with our system and an inch, mile and gallon make a lot more sense to me than grams, millimeters and liters.
They already use it in Canada.
Used to wuz that Canada used Imperial Gallons.
THAT wuz a problem ('cept when their fuel was less expensive than ours -(Carter 70's?).
Yeah... give em an inch, and they take a kilometer.
Those numbers are hard to Fathom.
All my machine lead screws and dials are "English". I don't need to spend more money just to change to that other system.
There are a lot more drill sizes in the English system than the metric. More is usually better.
For folks in the pre-1970s UK, it was a way of life. Imagine the sheer numbers of differnt coins the US Mint would have to produce if we used the same system that the Brits had. Who would be on the US Florin? The US Groat?
They considered doing that in the ‘70s when gas hit $1.00 per gallon and the pumps could not handle prices over 0.999. Wouldn’t help any more though since gas is now over 0.999 per litre in many places.
I can see for kilometers and kilometers and kilometers and kilometers and kilometers and kilometers!
Oh yeah!
I don't know about "always" but tire width has been in millimeters since I started paying attention. A typical tire designation like P225/50R16 will have a width in millimeters, a unitless aspect ratio and an imperial rim diameter.
Anything else I've measured on cars have had either metric or imperial depending on the car. Unless you are talking about something in the electrical system, which is cheating because there aren't any simple imperial for volts or watts. Maybe you could have a 0.1 horsepower headlight bulb, but I've never heard of one.
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