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They tried it back in the 70's and it failed horribly. Long story-short, we are too stupid.
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because obama hasn't mandated it yet
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Regarde Aduck posted:The scientists and engineers that got you to the moon were using metric. There is no denying NASA made the metric system their bitch.
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waitwhatno posted:our honest-to-god fascists, wearing their little swastikas and goosestepping around like it's the 30s all over again, are probably still more moderate than the crazy poo poo you have going in your legislature nowadays Gonna keep on quoting this.
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We only use metric units in computers and even there we've hosed it up so units aren't 10x the previous increment.
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Jun 30, 2014 06:25
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Dr_Amazing posted:It would be nice if or Deci- and deca- are not good. One should be renamed. SI is not good, in my opinion, because it turns everything into a inelegant mess of bad-sounding syllables. "One quarter kilometer" is literally the worst phrase in the English language. Another problem is that it is in base 10 which makes it not good with fractions. Other than that, it is okay with me. madeupfred fucked around with this message at 06:38 on Jun 30, 2014 |
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Jun 30, 2014 06:36
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Compromise: Slowly convert number systems from base 10 to base 12.
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Jun 30, 2014 14:06
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madeupfred posted:"One quarter kilometer" is literally the worst phrase in the English language. who would even ever say this
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Exclamation Marx posted:who would even ever say this In Italy they intentionally leave buildings unfinished to avoid the 250 meters mark.
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Jun 30, 2014 14:12
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Ootrek posted:Compromise: Slowly convert number systems from base 10 to base 12. Shouldn't the base of our numeric measurements be a prime number? If we're pretending something completely arbitrary is important we might as well go with one of the more magical numbers. What about base 17?
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Jun 30, 2014 14:26
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Suicide Sam E. posted:Shouldn't the base of our numeric measurements be a prime number? If we're pretending something completely arbitrary is important we might as well go with one of the more magical numbers. What about base 17? base pi
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Exclamation Marx posted:who would even ever say this why i just heard someone say that a third of a week ago, give me a fifth of an hour and i'll see if i can find it
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Jun 30, 2014 14:32
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All numbers will be referred to by the ordinal of their prime factorization. 11,342 for example is 2 * 53 * 107, so that would be represented by 1*16*28 (because 2 is the first prime, 53 is the 16th and 107 is the 28). This can be applied recursively, so fully reduced 11,342 is 1*(1*1*1*1)*(1*1*(1*1)). I don't think anyone can out-sperg this number system.
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Jun 30, 2014 14:35
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Suicide Sam E. posted:Shouldn't the base of our numeric measurements be a prime number? If we're pretending something completely arbitrary is important we might as well go with one of the more magical numbers. What about base 17?
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Jun 30, 2014 14:48
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Regarde Aduck posted:The scientists and engineers that got you to the moon were using metric. Of course, those were Nazi Rocket Scientists after all.
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Jun 30, 2014 14:55
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There was a debate a few pages ago that did not get resolved to my satisfaction. That is, Fahrenheit is a better temperature measurement system than Celsius in that it has a greater range of numbers in the temperatures people are most likely to encounter - that is, between 0 and 100 degree F. The only thing Celsius seems to have going for it is the logical consistency of 0 being freezing and 100 being boiling, but really, where does that get you?
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Jun 30, 2014 14:58
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DeepQantas posted:250 meters this is what people say fyi imperiailures
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I think you should just create your own system of measurements in base 10. Something like: 1 Bald Eagle = 1,000 Liberty = 100,000 Washington = 1,000,000 Freedom The Liberty could maybe be a meter long.
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Jun 30, 2014 15:06
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Unguided posted:We only use metric units in computers and even there we've hosed it up so units aren't 10x the previous increment. Like a 24" Monitor connected to a 19" rack server with a that is 1U (1.75") high and contains 3.5" drives? Yeah totally metric here.
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Even though the UK uses the metric system don't a majority of the people there still refer to imperial units? I always hear Brits describe someone's weight in stone or drinks in pints. edit: and for the record, base 12 is superior to both. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6xJfP7-HCc
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Jun 30, 2014 15:19
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Germstore posted:All numbers will be referred to by the ordinal of their prime factorization. 1 * 1 is always 1. Where did you learn your arithmetic?
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Jun 30, 2014 15:38
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Suicide Sam E. posted:1 * 1 is always 1. Where did you learn your arithmetic? In this case 1 is 2 because it is the first prime. so 1*1 equals 4 which is 7 (which is the 4th prime). I think it can be evaluated unambiguously, but I could be wrong.
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redshirt posted:There was a debate a few pages ago that did not get resolved to my satisfaction. A system based on water molecules. Molecules - hydrogen and oxygen - water is not even an element. Not only that, but water's expansion while in solid form is a freak anomaly in the physical world where most atoms and molecules become more dense changing from liquid into a solid. Clearly water is not to be trusted. By association, neither is Celsius. And, (obvs.) neither is the metric system. But all sensible people knew that already.
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Loqieu posted:Even though the UK uses the metric system don't a majority of the people there still refer to imperial units? I always hear Brits describe someone's weight in stone or drinks in pints. If you tried to change the size of a beer from the British pint to the more universal but slightly smaller half-liter you would probably have riots in the streets. NihilismNow posted:Like a 24" Monitor connected to a 19" rack server with a that is 1U (1.75") high and contains 3.5" drives? The 19" rack width was standardized in US in 1934 so it stuck, but the 1U height standard was changed from 1.75" to 44.5mm (1.752") in 1988. The_Franz fucked around with this message at 15:50 on Jun 30, 2014 |
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Jun 30, 2014 15:44
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Loqieu posted:Even though the UK uses the metric system don't a majority of the people there still refer to imperial units? I always hear Brits describe someone's weight in stone or drinks in pints. An English guy I work with says no one uses it there. Everything is referred to in feet, miles, etc. Regardless of what the signs say. Then again, I only have the word of an Englishman. They are not to be trusted. USA# 1
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Watching Top Gear does make it seem like the UK is still de facto imperial.
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Ootrek posted:Compromise: Slowly convert number systems from base 10 to base 12. But then when aliens discover our radio signals they'll think we have 12 fingers or tentacles or claws or whatever and that'll gently caress everything up.
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Jun 30, 2014 22:52
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Maybe they'll think our four main fingers have three countable thirds each like the asians have.
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Germstore posted:Watching Top Gear does make it seem like the UK is still de facto imperial. It's a generational thing. We officially went metric in 1971. Older people still think in Imperial, younger in Metric. My mother thinks and talks in Imperial units, my nephew wouldn't have the faintest idea how many ounces are in a pound. He was taught and thinks exclusivly in Metric. Most people will still interchange freely. For example, i might say "The pub is about half a mile away. Go 200m that way and then turn left for 300m and you'll see it". In a generation or two anyone who grew up with (or was first generation Metric with lots of crossover) will be gone and England will be pretty much Metric.
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Anyone else curious why the entire world doesn't use military time? I can see the appeal of analog clock and watch faces, but there is not reason not to state and record the time in 24 hour days.
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redshirt posted:There was a debate a few pages ago that did not get resolved to my satisfaction. Weather wise 0 at freezing makes sense. It's the difference between rain and snow and whether you have to worry about ice on the roads. It's probably the most important dividing line for temperature. -20 or -25 are treated the same. Same way anything past 30 is just "hot" without really needing to worry about exactly how hot it is.
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Suicide Sam E. posted:Anyone else curious why the entire world doesn't use military time? I can see the appeal of analog clock and watch faces, but there is not reason not to state and record the time in 24 hour days. i use military time and write my dates like 01-JUL-2014 because oracle loving broke me
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Suicide Sam E. posted:Anyone else curious why the entire world doesn't use military time? I can see the appeal of analog clock and watch faces, but there is not reason not to state and record the time in 24 hour days. am/pm is more natural: 6/7 is time to wake up/go to sleep 12 and 6 is time for eating food you work from 8 to 8
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:it is better if everyone uses the same measurrment system Everyone does use metric, for precise scientific measurements. For poo poo like "Which wrench should I use on my bicycle, also how far up your rear end will my dong fit", imperial units work fine.
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