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Bernardo de La Paz

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15. The US has to run two measurement systems. That costs corporations.

Reply to CanSocDem (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 11:53 AM

Jan 2014

Ultimately, the short term costs of converting to metric are dwarfed by the savings.

US companies have to export in metric, mostly. US cars need metric tools because it is too stupid to make cars with imperial bolts for the US and export a different version to the civilized world.

Beware of denigrating branding too much. The Democratic Party is a brand.

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Imperial Measurements With Matt Parker [View all] jakeXT Jan 2014 OP

Try engineering something with that system. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #1

I'll do one better. NASA lost a $653 million dollar mission due to an imperial snafu... Locut0s Jan 2014 #2

Really foul misnomer to call it "metric mixup". Better to call it "imperial mixup". Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #4

OMG! Enthusiast Jan 2014 #7

We've decimalized the imperial system krispos42 Jan 2014 #18

Metric would still be an advantage for the non-decimalized parts Jim Lane Jan 2014 #19

Add 50% to the MPH number. krispos42 Jan 2014 #21

I've sometimes used 60mph = 88fps Jim Lane Jan 2014 #24

The only advantage I see is in calculating the volume (liter vs gallon), if you want to know how jakeXT Jan 2014 #20

Ah,but there's still geometry involved. krispos42 Jan 2014 #22

It's impossible to be progressive without advocating metric measurement Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #3

This would be very cool to see... Locut0s Jan 2014 #5

I remember back in the '70s BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #6

The large majority of us Brits still think in imperial. tjwmason Jan 2014 #8

When Canada heard that the U.S. was converting to the metric system.. Doc_Technical Jan 2014 #9

Hahahaha progressoid Jan 2014 #13

Hey! We got Liberia, too! Wounded Bear Jan 2014 #10

More evidence... CanSocDem Jan 2014 #11

The US has to run two measurement systems. That costs corporations. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #15

Didn't mean to denigrate 'branding'... CanSocDem Jan 2014 #16

Cool. Now we need branding for metric :P . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #17

They didn't waste their time in Canada. CanSocDem Jan 2014 #23

I've worked construction all my life. panader0 Jan 2014 #12

Yes, materials would change. But you have to get started on change or be left behind. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #14