Metric vs. Standard

[5/9 Turtle]

Which do you prefer I'll try and keep an updated tally whenever I can


Metric:  7
Standard:  1

[EvACiDe]

Metric, even tho I live in the US, the English system is so dumb. Every equivalent amount of units is so arbitrary.

[Apathy Reactor]

Standard. Metric conversions may be easier, but I know the standard conversions and if you tell me it is 37 degrees Celsius outside... I have no idea what that feels like.

[Kareason]

Considering my job I will go with Metric. Easier to work with and convert on the fly. Shame we never switched to it like they claimed we would do when I was in grade school all those decades ago.

[EvACiDe]

Standard. Metric conversions may be easier, but I know the standard conversions and if you tell me it is 37 degrees Celsius outside... I have no idea what that feels like.

Well yeah I know all the conversions too but it's so much easier to have it base 10

[Apathy Reactor]

Standard. Metric conversions may be easier, but I know the standard conversions and if you tell me it is 37 degrees Celsius outside... I have no idea what that feels like.

Well yeah I know all the conversions too but it's so much easier to have it base 10

I can use metric for anything except temperature. I hate Celsius, we should just all use Kelvin

[Rass]

For temperature standard all the way. For weight and measurements metric is better base ten is much better but I'm not changing now.

[EvACiDe]

Standard. Metric conversions may be easier, but I know the standard conversions and if you tell me it is 37 degrees Celsius outside... I have no idea what that feels like.

Well yeah I know all the conversions too but it's so much easier to have it base 10

I can use metric for anything except temperature. I hate Celsius, we should just all use Kelvin

That I can agree with. Celsius I'm not a fan of because of what you said. I have no idea what 15 degrees C means lol

[Apathy Reactor]

What the bloody heck is a furlong?
And only bottling companies use fluid ounces.
I measure in cups and pints and quarts and gallons. Any smaller is teaspoon, tablespoon, ect.

[Mikefrompluto]

Metric. English system is stupid, and only makes sense if you were taught it growing up. I could imagine if I had grown up being taught metric and then at 25 someone tried to show me the English system, it would be confusing as .love..

Also, this: http://youtu.be/UCP8kiL3jhA

[EvACiDe]

Metric. English system is stupid, and only makes sense if you were taught it growing up. I could imagine if I had grown up being taught metric and then at 25 someone tried to show me the English system, it would be confusing as .love..

Also, this: http://youtu.be/UCP8kiL3jhA

Perfectly stated sir!

[Apathy Reactor]

I have still never heard of a furlong though.

[Apathy Reactor]

I have still never heard of a furlong though.

Obviously not a fan of the horses

not really, lol

[Empathie]

Celsius is centered on the melting point of water and Farenhieght was "originally" based off of human body temperature

[EvACiDe]

Celsius is centered on the melting point of water and Farenhieght is centered on human body temperature

This is not quite true. The human body temp is only one of 3 reference points on the Fahrenheit scale.