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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:34:07 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/20/2018 7:43:58 AM EDT
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Have any metric system countries gone to the Moon? NO Have any non-metric system countries gone to the Moon? YES |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:32:54 AM EDT
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The whole metric system of measurement is based on two scratches on a bar of platinum... how is that any better then a foot or yard or inch? If you are just fascinated by base ten, then I highly recommend looking into base two, it's much superior.
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:34:03 AM EDT
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Quite the opposite. The fact that metric is fundamentally based off of dimensional relationships demonstrates that God Himself approves of it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Metric is for godless communists. Let's consider the meter, based on an artificial division of a length that is not accurate or constant. There is nothing natural about the length or division. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:38:53 AM EDT
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...that metric is superior. You intellectual plebeians may now attempt to reply with your irrational and inferior rebuttals. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:39:24 AM EDT
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Speed of light is exactly 299792458 meters per second... should of been 300000000.... Taking a special relativity class as an undergrad was literally the only science class in which I used Imperial units, because that approximation is so damn useful. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:40:24 AM EDT
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I am too, and I agree wholeheartedly.
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:41:02 AM EDT
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Actually, the Apollo mission computer was programmed in metric (SI). The metric units were translated into Imperial for the astronauts. The greatest glory of the metric system is the way everything fits together--length, volume, mass. A cubic centimeter of water is equal to one milliliter and has a mass of one gram. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well the metric system does make more sense to retards, so there's that. In case we want tards sending us to the moon or something. Oh wait the metric system has never gotten anyone to the moon. The greatest glory of the metric system is the way everything fits together--length, volume, mass. A cubic centimeter of water is equal to one milliliter and has a mass of one gram. At what temperature does it apply? What phase is the water? |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:41:51 AM EDT
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Quite the opposite. The fact that metric is fundamentally based off of dimensional relationships demonstrates that God Himself approves of it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Metric is for godless communists. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:47:10 AM EDT
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"The metric system is the tool of the Devil! My car gets forty rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!"
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Posted: 2/20/2018 8:59:10 AM EDT
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10mm is best mm
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:25:14 AM EDT
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I would agree that metric is superior in theory.
But metric is inferior in the USA because our standard is english and that's how people view things. Tell someone "travel 1 mile" and they get about how far that is. Tell someone "travel 1.61 km" and they are going to look at you sideways. I use metric when I write science stuff, because technically it is easier to work with. But in my day-to-day I stick with english. The worst is a car that has both metric & english bolts though. Pick one. Put a label under the hood that just says "metric" or "english" so I don't have to guess which socket tray to bring. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:26:47 AM EDT
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I never claimed to have Autism, I stated that I was on the autism spectrum. You have either failed to read, or lack basic comprehension skills, and are thus unworthy of participating in this thread. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:28:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:30:43 AM EDT
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Metric sucks, |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:34:30 AM EDT
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I have it on unverified and speculative authority that EVERYONE is on the spectrum, somewhere.
I often fail to listen to people I know are wrong. And sometimes I like to run my salad fingers over rusty spoons. 
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:41:38 AM EDT
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It's not American, therefore it sucks! America began its downfall when our grandparents decided to give in and let a little metric creep in. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:43:33 AM EDT
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Metric is better by any objective criteria. I still prefer imperial units because that's what I used growing up and I'm smart enough to handle the conversions.
We will be using imperial units in this country for the foreseeable future. Older people make the decisions 'round here, and older people tend to resist change. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:47:36 AM EDT
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...that metric is superior. You intellectual plebeians may now attempt to reply with your irrational and inferior rebuttals. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:50:22 AM EDT
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I would agree that metric is superior in theory. But metric is inferior in the USA because our standard is english and that's how people view things. Tell someone "travel 1 mile" and they get about how far that is. Tell someone "travel 1.61 km" and they are going to look at you sideways. I use metric when I write science stuff, because technically it is easier to work with. But in my day-to-day I stick with english. The worst is a car that has both metric & english bolts though. Pick one. Put a label under the hood that just says "metric" or "english" so I don't have to guess which socket tray to bring. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:53:19 AM EDT
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Metric sucks, |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:54:56 AM EDT
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Sweet!
Could you peel this orange for me, or dig out the drawstring in my hoodie??? Wait..... thats methhead work. Nvrmnd |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 9:56:57 AM EDT
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Mils > MOA
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Posted: 2/20/2018 10:20:32 AM EDT
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It's not like the Euro's are measuring down to the millimeter every time; most people round off. At the same time, you can still do precise machine-work in fractions of an inch. It isn't the system that matters, it's the person doing the craft. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 10:33:13 AM EDT
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Thread after thread after pitiful thread with claims of superiority of a metric or SI system of measures.
Never a computation that proves or gives the claim the slightest support. I have given plenty of examples that disproves the claim where it matters. The use of simple measures such a liter or millimeter is trivial. If SI is superior, explain the reason the fundamental mass unit is kilograms, not grams. Messed it up right out of the gate. How many of the "power users" here understand the difference in grams and Newtons? Why is there a need for Newtons or Watts, why not express those quantities in their fundamental units? That's what a serious advocate would do. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 10:40:16 AM EDT
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Thread after thread after pitiful thread with claims of superiority of a metric or SI system of measures. Never a computation that proves or gives the claim the slightest support. I have given plenty of examples that disproves the claim where it matters. The use of simple measures such a liter or millimeter is trivial. If SI is superior, explain the reason the fundamental mass unit is kilograms, not grams. Messed it up right out of the gate. How many of the "power users" here understand the difference in grams and Newtons? Why is there a need for Newtons or Watts, why not express those quantities in their fundamental units? That's what a serious advocate would do. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 10:54:22 AM EDT
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Last I checked, an eighth was still an eighth of an ounce. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Metric is for godless communists. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:05:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: this - commie units. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:07:36 AM EDT
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Metric is for godless communists. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:09:30 AM EDT
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Metric is superior.
I still use Imperial measurements unless I'm doing science-y stuff. MAGA |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:12:18 AM EDT
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A liter of soda, a half-kilo of rice, a quarter meter, etc..... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Metric is great for calculations, but for conveying information in a meaningful and intuitive way, imperial is superior. Metric is used for soda, drugs, and inferior handgun calibers... all things that will get you deaded. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:12:47 AM EDT
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Of metric sucks then why are 9mm and 10mm both better than .45ACP?
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:13:12 AM EDT
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How the hell am I supposed to hand load ammo without using grains? Do faggots in Europe measure bullet and powder weight in grams? Oh wait, they aren't allowed to have guns...
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:16:07 AM EDT
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Metric sucks, and let me tell you why.
If you've ever picked up a wrench (or a socket) before, you know that 10mm sockets disappear out of thin air. It's an unexplained phenomenon that has kept places like Snap-On in business replacing lost sockets. Now let me ask you, when was the last time that a SAE socket disappeared on you? Never! Clearly the metric system is a conspiracy perpetrated by the tool makers to keep us all enslaved to their tool trucks replacing 10mm sockets. Fight the system, OP. Demand to use SAE tools on your next mechanical checkup! |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:17:23 AM EDT
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Metric is for people who can only count to ten, and then do it over again.
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:19:07 AM EDT
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Could you buy chance derive the log likelihood function for a panel spatial error Tobit model? I currently have no autists available to aid me.  You're welcome. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:30:21 AM EDT
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Autism does not correlate with elevated IQ. You can be of below average IQ and be autistic.
Autism is an indicator of abnormal socialization, not high IQ. "Look at me I'm autistic! I'm special, I eat paste and hit things...a regular Einstein I am." |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:33:22 AM EDT
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Autism does not correlate with elevated IQ. You can be of below average IQ and be autistic. Autism is an indicator of abnormal socialization, not high IQ. "Look at me I'm autistic! I'm special, I eat paste and hit things...a regular Einstein I am." Ummm, buddy, I got some bad news for you... 
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:44:54 AM EDT
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Metric ftw. Also screw fractional tools and measurements, decimal all the things. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 11:48:33 AM EDT
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My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it.
Imeperial measurement is dumb. Metric should have replaced it decades ago. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:12:24 PM EDT
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Autism does not correlate with elevated IQ. You can be of below average IQ and be autistic. Autism is an indicator of abnormal socialization, not high IQ. "Look at me I'm autistic! I'm special, I eat paste and hit things...a regular Einstein I am." |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:13:43 PM EDT
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Maybe the reason some of you have trouble is that you think you're trying to use Imperial measures, not US Customary measurements.
A metric tonne of derp up in here. |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:17:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:17:22 PM EDT
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Was the Malaysia Airlines 370 aircraft built to imperial or metric specs?
Could be relevant ... |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:28:50 PM EDT
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How do you layout 16" O.C. with this?
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:30:37 PM EDT
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wswartzendruber: ...that metric is superior. You intellectual plebeians may now attempt to reply with your irrational and inferior rebuttals. Does a master autist collect his nail clippings or just let them grow? Is the secret seasoning to tendies dandruff flakes or foot sweat drained from crocs? Is the way to true enlightenment adderall or jenkem? EDIT 200 posts ago, this would have been a beautiful post |
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Posted: 2/20/2018 12:54:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How many degrees of longitude does a kilometer represent? What even number of kilometers describes the earth's diameter or radius? What even number of centimeters describes the average foot, hand, arm span? I love metric for certain applications, it's certainly easier to do math with, but some SAE measures make more sense for practical measurements. 
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