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A nice graphic of countries in red that still use the imperial system for measurement
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A nice graphic of countries in red that still use the imperial system for measurement
US should have switch to metric along time ago ... base 10 is easy stuff.
The U.S. are backwards.
yes!Quote:
Originally Posted by bmeelneg
They say base-10 was based on the fact that we have 10 fingers... I doubt that's what the Indians were thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by RcktWrangler
now i,mm wonderin wht the other 2 little countries in red were tho???hehe i couodmt tell from the map.:) guess we stand alone with them tholol
metric system makes so much more logical sense then imperial imo
The USA does and it is needed badly, we are so behind in everything, not to mention quality leadership .
im not gonna hate on the USA but we are behind on the metric system....
although, i am not really down for having to learn more shit,,,,
college is over
10 pennies in a dime ... 10 dimes in a dollar ...ectQuote:
Originally Posted by pikeboy412
No college necessary to learn base 10, you already use it.
The USA is behind because alot of us use phrases like "a shit load". How do you measure a shit load in the metric system? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by pikeboy412
Hey, our drug dealers have very good knowledge of the metric system, just saying...
It would be weird talking football with meters. "Dude! My fantasy football QB threw for 330 meters and my RB ran for 125 meters!"
Albert Pujols hit a homerun that traveled 400 meters lol. your right it dont sound right.
sure the hell not me i wish they would bring back 8 track tapes
That's right at 1200 feet,,, better check him for steroids,,,Quote:
Originally Posted by AryAlton
LOL... Yes i know, but if i would have said 130 meters it would not have sounded right either. that would have made it sound like a ball hit to the shallow outfield. LOL