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Connecticut Educator Hooked on Metrics
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| May 13, 11:45 PM ET
| SHELLEY K. WONG
Posted on 05/15/2006 10:41:02 AM PDT by Junior
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To: mlc9852
Actually I am quite surprised the US hasn't converted to metric yet but I guess we are a stubborn lot.
Drug dealers work with metric units from what I have heard. The 9mm handgun is supposed to be popular with them also. :)
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posted on
05/15/2006 10:59:22 AM PDT
by
P-40
To: camle
he also has a heart of gold and will go the extra mile to help a friend and do the right thing. I think you mean "the extra 1.6 kilometers..."
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:00:38 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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To: FreePaul
His choice of centimeters doesn't seem to be in line with current usage. ???
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:02:56 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: Junior
Man, you give this guy an inch and he makes 2.54 centimeters out of it.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:03:22 AM PDT
by
SuperSonic
(Bush "Lied", People Dyed.....their fingers Purple.)
To: Edison
About the only thing I have been sure of for a long time is the ton. 2000lbs yah,unless yer dealin in long tons....;-)
To: Heyworth
To: untenured
And thus despite our having inherited them from the Brits, I think our measures make for a charming piece of American exceptionalism.
Me too. My preference for the standard system is purely emotional. I enjoy knowing that 3 tsp = 1 TBSP, and that 4 TBSP = 1/4 cup. And what about imprecise measurements like a pinch, a dollop, and (my mother's best friend's favorite) a glug?
I'm sure the metric system is useful for some things, but it's just too dry and sterile for me.
To: Junior
We're strictly metric here at work in the biotech field.
Have to say, though, I have a real attachment to the messy standard measures of pounds, miles, gallons and such.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:06:07 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: Junior
If they only taught metric in school and changed everything else immediately, we would all be comfortable with it inside a year.
If we only taught and spoke English we'd all be comfortable with in inside a year.
It really is unproductive to teach two types of measurements, two languages, etc.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:06:09 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Redbob
Some years ago I had a lot of fun with a group of Europeans who were giving me a bad time about when we would convert. I told them that we were waiting on them to decide which metric system to use. They got into a big argument among themselves with the Dutch and Germans re-fighting WWII and the others taking sides. I didn't have to defend our system any more that night.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:08:17 AM PDT
by
FreePaul
To: Heyworth
That's 0.6 decamembers.LOL!
To: P-40
Another reason to not like the 9mm!
In all seriousness, in engineering school we all had to use the metric system, and then convert back to English units.
In my various jobs, I have had to use them interchangeably.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:08:42 AM PDT
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: Redbob
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:09:02 AM PDT
by
ahayes
(Yes, I have a devious plot. No, you may not know what it is.)
To: camle
say it is a system of 10's is deceptive. The gravitational constant is 9.8m/sec2. you will still have numbers like 35.4 X 729. The Europeans use a 32mm cabinet system? The list goes on. Beside it was created by the french
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:09:10 AM PDT
by
jjjf
To: 1Old Pro
It really is unproductive to teach two types of measurements, two languages, etc. I'll have to disagree with you there. The standard system is basically a hodge-podge of different systems. It has its charms, but it can be rather confusing.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:09:47 AM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: TonyRo76
AMEN to that! I know I am HOT when its 95 degrees out, 22C means nothing to my body!
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:10:17 AM PDT
by
JimFreedom
(My patience is growing thin)
To: Edison
Nautical Miles are much better for navigation than meters. Base 10 is good, but no one is suggesting base 10 time units. (100 seconds to minute, 100 minutes to hour, 10 hours to day).
Because the earth is round 360 turns out to be a magic number
To: TonyRo76
As an old friend loves to say.
"Remember, the Communists used metric!"
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:10:33 AM PDT
by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: Junior
I believe that the MKS system is more commonly used than the CGS system now.
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posted on
05/15/2006 11:11:23 AM PDT
by
FreePaul
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