You realize that our current system is known as the "Imperial" system, right?

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Jul 27, 2021
12:11:42am

jaromp All-American

You realize that our current system is known as the "Imperial" system, right?

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jaromp

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POLL: Would you support a measure to move the US to the metric system effective immediately?

durandal Rampant AI

7/26/21 11:11pm

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orrin7

7/26/21 11:13pm

How do you say ‘no’ in metric?

7/26/21 11:13pm

I can’t think of any conceivable benefit to the move that would come close to justifying the massive cost.

cheezedawg

7/26/21 11:14pm

It’s a much better system of measurement that would reduce errors

Nakedbootleg

7/26/21 11:23pm

Would take decades to recoup the costs… we have plenty of debt already, thanks

Jericho

7/26/21 11:25pm

Just do it how England has done it. imperial/metric mix.

Jay_L

7/26/21 11:52pm

I doubt errors from imperial measurements amount to anything significant

cheezedawg

7/27/21 2:07am

We literally crashed a probe into mars bevause of the conversions

Hotlanta

7/27/21 5:59am

I know. That’s the only thing I can think of. It enough to justify.

cheezedawg

7/27/21 8:04am

Most manufacturing is already metric. It's just easier in a global economy.

Corn Pop

7/27/21 3:35am

Where does the cost come from? I'm genuinely curious

SWKTDweller

7/27/21 6:08am

NASA has said that a full metric conversion just in their department would cost them $370m, or about 3x the cost of that

cheezedawg

7/27/21 10:08am

Yep. Cost is way too high.

WDaddy

7/27/21 7:56am

Nah, if we're going to make a switch, let's go to a base 12 number system. Much cleaner.

jaromp

7/26/21 11:43pm

No way. Apart from having to memorize the transitions, we’re America we do

ByuImaginesDragons

7/26/21 11:45pm

RE: POLL: Would you support a measure to move the US to the metric system

machete

7/26/21 11:52pm

And retroactively forfeit our defeat over the British like 250 years ago? No thanks.

cougfanblue

7/27/21 12:06am

You realize that our current system is known as the "Imperial" system, right?

jaromp

7/27/21 12:11am

RE: You realize that our current system is known as the "Imperial" system, right?

cougfanblue

7/27/21 7:31am

Metric system sucks. It really does.

Blue Ghost

7/27/21 6:56am

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