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In the spirit of the <grue> shirt, how about a | by tnglives | 2003-11-06 06:31:53 |
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Why metric and not decimal bunches? | by NavyJoe | 2003-11-06 08:23:37 |
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Ask them. I didn't want to say 1.872543 USian | by tnglives | 2003-11-06 09:04:35 |
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arcane? | by Arman X | 2003-11-06 11:31:43 |
| A pound is a pound, the world round |
by tnglives |
2003-11-06 17:11:04 |
except that the world isn't. ;-)
What part of "the conversions are certainly more logical" troubles you? I later mentioned that some USians consider metric arcane, which it certainly can be if you consider that the meter is now defined as the distance traveled by light in a specific medium (or lack thereof, I forget) in an arbitrary, possibly irrational "fraction" of a second.
I also believe that certain USians find the concept of bathing arcane, but I won't speculate as to whether the two sets are necessarily identical.
After being raised with the ability to use body parts and such to roughly estimate distances 1:1, I've already admitted I have difficulty grasping distances with any precision in metric without doing the conversions in my head or looking at a measurement device. Since I've memorized most of the Imperial conversions, and a few crucial Imperial<->metric ones, I don't really have a strong preference. And I can see why it would be better to teach metric at an early age, though retention will be a problem as long as government and business continue to reinforce Imperial elsewhere. |
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