Title: Why not make the switch to metric? (Due 10/21)
Posted: 10/07/2011 02:14 PM
Category: Random/fun Discussions
Description: english vs metric
After our discussion in class about the problem with the United States being the ONLY country in the world to still primarily use the English system of measurements (inches, cups, pounds, etc.), I was wondering if there was any information on the internet concerning the US making the switch. I found the link to the creation of martian junk (Read the article here). Then I came across this website, metric 4 US, and thought that most of the information presented was very compelling and convinced me that we should switch (not that it took much convincing). I think that the conversions are much simpler using metric and the fact that the whole world uses it is a pretty good argument for switching.
Please visit the metric for US website in the link above and let me know what you think. Minimally, answer these questions:
Did they convince you that we should switch to metric or keep things the way they are? What problems do you foresee if we were to switch within the next few years?
Please visit the metric for US website in the link above and let me know what you think. Minimally, answer these questions:
Did they convince you that we should switch to metric or keep things the way they are? What problems do you foresee if we were to switch within the next few years?