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Stargazer09

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8. Science is leading the way

Reply to NNadir (Reply #7)

Sun Dec 15, 2019, 04:10 AM

Dec 2019

The metric system is inherently easy to understand. No need to memorize how many inches in a foot or feet in a mile.

I currently live overseas, where it’s much more common, and frankly, I like it. I still need help to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, but I’ve gotten good at converting kilometers to miles (mostly because I drive an American car with kph markings that are hard to see).

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US finally giving boot to official foot measurement [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2019 OP

So 5280 gone juxtaposed Dec 2019 #1

Good question! Dave in VA Dec 2019 #2

Now 5280.01... meh. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #6

I have a better idea Stargazer09 Dec 2019 #3

This defacto7 Dec 2019 #4

Science in the US is done to my knowledge, exclusively in the metric system. NNadir Dec 2019 #7

Science is leading the way Stargazer09 Dec 2019 #8

You need to get out of the lab and enjoy life more. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #10

What if I enjoy the lab? NNadir Dec 2019 #11

My time in the lab deserves a mixed review. TexasTowelie Dec 2019 #12

Good catch. PSI is still around in American labs, probably because... NNadir Dec 2019 #13

Metrics? meh aka-chmeee Dec 2019 #5

I thought the change to 0.3048 m as the definition had already happened everywhere muriel_volestrangler Dec 2019 #9