We use the metric system. Just in tandem with the Imperial system.

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Jul 6, 2020
7:45:43pm

JmThms Truly Addicted User

We use the metric system. Just in tandem with the Imperial system.

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JmThms

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Proof the metric system is useless

LifelongAP

7/6/20 6:57pm

Doesn't NASA us the metric system?

Mister P

7/6/20 7:05pm

RE: Doesn't NASA us the metric system?

byuluvr

7/6/20 7:11pm

They do now. So does the US Army.

7/6/20 7:12pm

Probably why we haven’t been on the moon in a while.

yaxcoug

7/6/20 7:13pm

RE: Probably why we haven’t been on the moon in a while.

byuluvr

7/6/20 7:14pm

RE: Probably why we haven’t been on the moon in a while.

yaxcoug

7/6/20 7:14pm

Well they actually used both. The computers were in metric and they converted

7/6/20 7:16pm

Had to recalibrate all our rockets.

John Doe

7/6/20 7:18pm

RE: Probably why we haven’t been on the moon in a while.

CBaass

7/6/20 7:24pm

Good point. So do most American scientists and engineers.

chilango

7/6/20 7:24pm

Imperial units make my job harder. Best part of working overseas, "g sub c" = 1.

j-woot

7/6/20 7:37pm

I always think in kilometers and liters. But also pounds and inches.

chilango

7/6/20 7:43pm

Most US engineers use imperial much more than SI

delux_247

7/6/20 7:39pm

Not where I work. But maybe some industries are different.

chilango

7/6/20 7:42pm

Oil and gas unfortunately still uses imperial units, unlikely to ever change.

j-woot

7/6/20 7:46pm

I see little to nothing in metrics in construction...

CoachSpeak

7/6/20 8:12pm

Construction does seem like an industry that has stuck to Imperial.

chilango

7/6/20 8:27pm

I don’t know why but that is how it is.

CoachSpeak

7/6/20 9:18pm

All the engineers I deal with...

CoachSpeak

7/6/20 8:13pm

I work in the civil engineering field. I heard a story when I was in school that

scottfunkel

7/6/20 9:18pm

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mwcoug

7/7/20 5:50am

We use the metric system. Just in tandem with the Imperial system.

JmThms

7/6/20 7:45pm

Hilariously awesome how pissy and resentful citizens from other countries get

boogers

7/7/20 3:43pm

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