[Humour] Obama Pushing for USA Conversion to Metric

[Somamech]

I posed this question to colleagues yesterday, "If an American President would take a leap of faith and convert America to Using Metric, would he/she be re-elected?"   

I received some puzzled response's once people thought about this hypothetical... My opinion is that I kinda doubt a prez would be reelected if the vote were not rigged  



We are in the bloody humour section right

[Somamech]

Sheesh on a serious note (Blasphemy in the humor section I know)

BUT there's a good load of money to made in changing America to Metric LOL

[Shasta56]

Going metric in the USA was being pushed when I was in high school.  I graduated in 1974.  My high school has been reincarnated twice since then, and has changed its mascot from the politically incorrect Warriors, to Wolves.  Time's fun when you're having flies.

Shasta

[deuem]

Ahh, no fractions to deal with, no quarts, pints or gallons pounds. Just weigh it.

[Elvis Hendrix]

Yea they are gonna sell you your petrol by the litre and not the gallon, so it doesnt look like they are fleecing you as much 

[zorgon]

Yea they are gonna sell you your petrol by the litre and not the gallon, so it doesnt look like they are fleecing you as much 

That happened in Canada...  people forgot that a 3 cent increase on a litre was a 12 cent increase on a gallon. They would have screamed at a 12 cent increase on a gallon, but complacently accepted the  3 cents on a litre.

Then they did something else... they knew people uswed gas more for the weekends so they hiked prices thursday afternoon and dropped them monday afternoon  for the weekend travellers. A smart person filled up tues to thurs

Metric is better... it is easier to use... but yeah they will suck you dry at the pumps

BOYCOTT EXXON  at least send a message to the nastiest one

Right now we are already using metric in a lot of industries. The convention business most of the parts are metric. I always use a metric/standard tape measure and its a required tool in the trade

But lumber will also be effected once upon a time a 2x4 was 2" x 4".  We built our cottage in Canada using reclaimed lumber and they were those old 2x4s  Today a 2x4 is really 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"

With metric it will drop again saving the lumber mills wood thus more profit

[zorgon]

But speed limits on the highway will read higher


62.1 MPH is 100 km/h 

[Elvis Hendrix]

Hey Z,
I don't know what you are paying over there ,but here in blighty petrol is
Around £1.40 a litre.  Over 80 percent of which is tax. We are being robbed blind at every level.

Elvis

[Somamech]

We pay the same in Oz right now for Motor Juice per litre.  But when you add in the currency conversion from AUD to GBP we are paying more.  Damn Currency 

[Somamech]

Going faster is always good 

[Elvis Hendrix]

You are paying more!
Bugger!

[Somamech]

We pay pretty much more for everything here!

Metric is quite a fascinating topic to explore when one is frustrated with constantly converting between the pair of systems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system

[Elvis Hendrix]

We tend to jump between the  two systems all the time. Like I still talk in miles per hour but will measure in metric cos its just so much easier . But I will weigh in stones and pounds . It's prob much better to be all metric but it seems very cold and mechanical in certain instances.  If that makes sense.

Elvis

[Somamech]

It does make sense !

Although I grew up in a Metric Oz, my family didn't

I understand Feet and Inch's and that's about as far as my off the cuff understanding extends. Liquid's and weight's in their imperial measure annoy the heck out of me.  Right now I am supposed to running this far or eating this and that and its all presented in Imperial...    

I might tear a yard of twine from my scalp at this rate of knots

[Elvis Hendrix]

Ha your right. Bloody knots and  fluid ounces and shillings for gods sake. What was that about.