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In reply to the discussion: When we take over all three branches can we please go metric? [View all]elocs
(22,540 posts)39. I'll be honest...I don't care if we go metric or not.
Being laughed at because we don't use the metric system ranks pretty low on things to be concerned about.
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I did (as has any other medically-trained person) decades ago... I hate the "mixed" system...
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#2
Yes, that's one I definately agree with (and one I continue to argue with metric advocates over).
PoliticAverse
Jul 2019
#26
Lol. You find one degree Fahrenheit is too small, so you divide it up into tens of them instead
muriel_volestrangler
Jul 2019
#85
I think we should. It would give the Trumpers something else to do besides hatting others.
icymist
Jul 2019
#9
Here's the deal, though.... within a short time we can forget the conversions.
Goodheart
Jul 2019
#10
That need to think in gallons obviously disappeared pretty quickly for Canadians.
Goodheart
Jul 2019
#21
How is that more challenging than figuring out the difference between 59 and 68 Fahrenheit?
Goodheart
Jul 2019
#19
America tried (back in 1975, I think I still have pamphlets somewhere)...
PoliticAverse
Jul 2019
#28
Probably none posting on this place today will see the Metric system become our standard
AncientGeezer
Jul 2019
#34
So I'm going to have to convert hands to cubits, cubits to yards, and now yards to
ProudLib72
Jul 2019
#42