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It is a must to go metric. US is the last country in the world that has to go this way.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoSweetie, the U.S. isn't on the metric system.
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What problems would be created if the US switched to the metric system?
None at all. The metric system is the only logical way to go.
Should the US go to the metric system?
Yes, of course.
Why was the US' Go Metric movement of the late '70s aborted?
Everone was used to the U.S customary system, it would be to hard to switxh over. There would not be anymore fractions and it would all be wasted.
What number does the whole metric system go by?
The metric system uses base ten in all its units. That is everything comes in tens, because this is the way we count normally, the calculations are much easier.
What are two products that use the metric system?
Almost all scientist use the metric, or SI, system. Those who don't are in an ever decreasing minority. +++ Not just scientists. The metric, or more importantly its SI derivative, is now the ONLY officially and internationally-recognised system for science, engineering and commerce. America is now the only major nation not to have adopted it generally, except in science.
Who decide that the US would go on a metric system if needed?
The Congress decided this, but it is a must to go metric. US is the last country in the world that has to go this way.
What problems would be created if the US switched to the metric system?
None at all. The metric system is the only logical way to go.
Should the US go to the metric system?
Yes, of course.
Why was the US' Go Metric movement of the late '70s aborted?
Everone was used to the U.S customary system, it would be to hard to switxh over. There would not be anymore fractions and it would all be wasted.
What would you say to convince people to use a different system of standard units?
To Metric: The English system is only used by basically one country and is unnecessarily complicated! The metric system uses tens and its multiples, very simple! To English: Be different! Don't go with the flow of the world. English system is radical and AMERICAN!
What number does the whole metric system go by?
The metric system uses base ten in all its units. That is everything comes in tens, because this is the way we count normally, the calculations are much easier.
When did rugby football go metric?
The UK changes its measurement system from imperial to metric in the 1980's. This was to coincide with European Legislation on weights and measures.
How metric system applied?
The metric system is applied whenever there is a requirement to measure or describe the size of something. In general, those are the occasions when one would normally use inches, feet, yards, pounds, ounces, miles, quarts, gallons, acres, etc. Even seconds, minutes, and hours. Any of those situations is a perfect opposrtunity to apply the metric system. Go ahead. Be the first on your block. Amaze your friends.
Who decided that the us would go to war?
The congress
How did Europe go metric?
The Metric System was created after the French Revolution. After the French Revolution, almost everything changed. And since France spread to control almost all of Western Europe, the Metric System spread. It then spread all over the world due to imperialism and influence.
Can the US go on the metric system?
We could. but we'd need the president to "okay" it. we just like to be different.
What did the US metric study conclude in 1971?
The study concluded that the United States would be bound to follow the rest of the world in adopting the SI (metric) system, and proposed that an organisation be set up to co-ordinate the conversion. Despite the existence of the Metric Board and then the Office of Metric Programs, the units used in the USA continue generally to be imperial, though the need to sell abroad has forced some industries to go metric.
