Posted by bison on December 19, 2008 at 22:00:55 from (161.184.176.148):
In Reply to: The Metric System posted by bc on December 19, 2008 at 17:45:15:
I put in my 2 cents worth.
I grew up in europe with the metric system,was notting wrong with it,then moved to canada in 1980 wich was supposed to be metric. well nice learning curve for me cause all was still done with imperial measurements. notting wrong with that either cause its he!! of a lot easier to measure a foot than 300mm.
Like building a short wall for instant,4 2x4 studs 8' long 16" on center makes 4' ,1 sheet of plywood is 4x8. easy does it.
now build the same wall in metric, stud is now 3.81mm x 8.89mm. sheet of plywood is now 1 meter 22 cm x 2 meter 44 cm ,you go figure out how far apart to set them. WHAT A NIGHTMARE.
Problem is that all wood and steel is still made in imperial sizes and converted to metric .
same thing with bottles and boxes, and vehicles or tractors have now both metric and imperial bolts and other stuff.
you try to get metric bolts and nuts at a farm supply store, good luck
I can eyeball a field in acres, i have not the foggiest idea what a ha looks like no more.
the only times metric comes in handy is when i make parts on my metric metal lathe,cause of the 10 factor wich is a lot easier than adding or subtracting small fractions. That i find a major PITA.
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