Will America Ever Go Metric?

[Quailboy]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Something I always find amusing is when I say "liter" and am asked "How much is that?" - and answer "Half a two-liter"...

And they are always like "Oh, I get it now!"

Americans and our soda -_-

[komitsuki]

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Countries that don't use metric system

[burkhartdesu]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Something I always find amusing is when I say "liter" and am asked "How much is that?" - and answer "Half a two-liter"...

And they are always like "Oh, I get it now!"

LOL! That is embarrassing.

[Sinestra]

Well you know the US we always have to try to be different.

[TheLastFortnight]

Originally Posted by komitsuki

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Countries that don't use metric system

Lmao, that explains a lot why some people keep asking the Americans to convert...

[fluffy0000]

In 1875, the United States solidified its commitment to the development of the internationally recognized metric system by becoming one of the original seventeen signatory nations to the Metre Convention or the Treaty of the Meter. The Treaty of the Meter established the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM, International Bureau of Weights and Measures) The use and disuse of the Metric system in the United States is about as different as the metric system is used by the military-The U.S. military uses metric measurements extensively to ensure interoperability with allied forces, particularly NATO STANAGs, "standardization agreements". Ground forces measure distances in "klicks", slang for kilometers. Most military firearms are measured in metric units, beginning with the M-14 which was introduced in 1957. The Navy and Air Force continue to measure distance in nautical miles and speed in knots = distance and speed.

[Sinestra]

Originally Posted by fluffy0000

In 1875, the United States solidified its commitment to the development of the internationally recognized metric system by becoming one of the original seventeen signatory nations to the Metre Convention or the Treaty of the Meter. The Treaty of the Meter established the Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM, International Bureau of Weights and Measures) The use and disuse of the Metric system in the United States is about as different as the metric system is used by the military-The U.S. military uses metric measurements extensively to ensure interoperability with allied forces, particularly NATO STANAGs, "standardization agreements". Ground forces measure distances in "klicks", slang for kilometers. Most military firearms are measured in metric units, beginning with the M-14 which was introduced in 1957. The Navy and Air Force continue to measure distance in nautical miles and speed in knots = distance and speed.

ah thanks Fluffy i completely forgot the military uses metric system.

[SephirothVVC]

i realized how ridiculous it is to use the English system when almost the entire rest of the planet uses metric, so i try to use metric as much as i can, but for things like driving, its kind of difficult to use KM/h when all the signs are MPH=.=

[rison]

American sysem is ttally different like using mile instead of kilometre, pound intead of kilogram, farenheit ..celsius,
however, i use my phone as a converter but half the time i guess...not much of a nerd.

[MissMisa]

I spend so much time on Japanese lolita websites and American brand sites and then English clothing sites, I basically know all my measurements in cm and inches, my weight in stones, pounds, kilograms etc.

My gran is used to fahrenheit so I also know that in comparison to degrees celcious. In the UK fahrenheit is mentioned in weather reports, but celcious is dominant.

In England things are measured randomly, like a persons measurements would be in inches, but a room would be measured in cm and meters.

Milk is measured in pints but most other things are measured in litres and mililitres. Some of the road signs have 'Junction X in 1 mile,' others have 'Roadworks in 40 yards.'

So yeah, there is a whole mix of all sorts!