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Magyk wrote:Imperial > Metric.

Made me laugh but I see no real reason to debate this for individuals that wish to cling to an antiquated system. There are very good reasons as to why Imperial units don't belong in scientific literature though.

There are also very good reasons that Imperial units are more practical in everyday life vs. the metric system.

Silver Absolution wrote:Miles? YARDS!?
Fucking yews metres and kilometres, you monsters!

Magyk wrote:There are also very good reasons that Imperial units are more practical in everyday life vs. the metric system.

There are? I can't say I've had any issues.

Roflraptor wrote:

Magyk wrote:There are also very good reasons that Imperial units are more practical in everyday life vs. the metric system.

There are? I can't say I've had any issues.

Just because your system is based on 10s, doesn't make your measurements user-friendly.

In cooking, a gram is much too small to be a practical measurement. When was the last time you opened a cook book and saw a recipe calling for "25 millileters of sugar?" A cup, ounce, or a pound are far more practical.
Because of your base of 10, the numbers are actually harder to work with (easier to calculate, harder to work with) as they're only divisible by 2, 5, and 10. Where as our system numbers are generally built around 12s which can be factored by 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Good luck measuring a third of a meter.
How is 15 inches not easier to relate to than 38 cm?

I'm not saying the metric system doesn't have it's advantages in certain fields, but to write off Imperial units as an "antiquated" system with no place is probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

Magyk wrote:

Roflraptor wrote:

Magyk wrote:There are also very good reasons that Imperial units are more practical in everyday life vs. the metric system.

There are? I can't say I've had any issues.

Just because your system is based on 10s, doesn't make your measurements user-friendly.

In cooking, a gram is much too small to be a practical measurement. When was the last time you opened a cook book and saw a recipe calling for "25 millileters of sugar?" A cup, ounce, or a pound are far more practical.
Because of your base of 10, the numbers are actually harder to work with (easier to calculate, harder to work with) as they're only divisible by 2, 5, and 10. Where as our system numbers are generally built around 12s which can be factored by 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Good luck measuring a third of a meter.
How is 15 inches not easier to relate to than 38 cm?

A gram is just fine and is in regular use for cooking over here. Your entire post is just a long-winded way of saying 'I've not encountered these units regularly in my everyday life, so I don't know how they could be applied.'

Magyk wrote: I'm not saying the metric system doesn't have it's advantages in certain fields, but to write off Imperial units as an "antiquated" system with no place is probably one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

Awww, Magyk. I'm hurt.

Roflraptor wrote:

Magyk wrote:

Roflraptor wrote:

Magyk wrote:There are also very good reasons that Imperial units are more practical in everyday life vs. the metric system.

There are? I can't say I've had any issues.

Just because your system is based on 10s, doesn't make your measurements user-friendly.

In cooking, a gram is much too small to be a practical measurement. When was the last time you opened a cook book and saw a recipe calling for "25 millileters of sugar?" A cup, ounce, or a pound are far more practical.
Because of your base of 10, the numbers are actually harder to work with (easier to calculate, harder to work with) as they're only divisible by 2, 5, and 10. Where as our system numbers are generally built around 12s which can be factored by 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Good luck measuring a third of a meter.
How is 15 inches not easier to relate to than 38 cm?

A gram is just fine and is in regular use for cooking over here. Your entire post is just a long-winded way of saying 'I've not encountered these units regularly in my everyday life, so I don't know how they could be applied.'

Sounds to me like you're saying there are little to no everyday applications for your system. Logicfailur?

Scientist, engineers, big business and designers all yews metric. Why? Because it makes sense for them in their trades. Does it make sense for someone baking a cake? Fuck no, it doesn't in the least. Each system has it's place and you're a damned fool if you can't grasp that concept.

Magyk wrote:

Roflraptor wrote:

Magyk wrote:

Roflraptor wrote:

Magyk wrote:There are also very good reasons that Imperial units are more practical in everyday life vs. the metric system.

There are? I can't say I've had any issues.

Just because your system is based on 10s, doesn't make your measurements user-friendly.

In cooking, a gram is much too small to be a practical measurement. When was the last time you opened a cook book and saw a recipe calling for "25 millileters of sugar?" A cup, ounce, or a pound are far more practical.
Because of your base of 10, the numbers are actually harder to work with (easier to calculate, harder to work with) as they're only divisible by 2, 5, and 10. Where as our system numbers are generally built around 12s which can be factored by 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Good luck measuring a third of a meter.
How is 15 inches not easier to relate to than 38 cm?

A gram is just fine and is in regular use for cooking over here. Your entire post is just a long-winded way of saying 'I've not encountered these units regularly in my everyday life, so I don't know how they could be applied.'

Sounds to me like you're saying there are little to no everyday applications for your system. Logicfailur?

Sounds like I just didn't make a list. This is probably due my possession of a small amount of apathy towards the topic more than anything else.

Magyk wrote:Scientist, engineers, big business and designers all yews metric. Why? Because it makes sense for them in their trades. Does it make sense for someone baking a cake? Fuck no, it doesn't in the least. Each system has it's place and you're a damned fool if you can't grasp that concept.

Summary - 'I haven't seen it used, therefore it doesn't make sense.'

Imperial units have no real place. They're just a remnant of the past clung to by those unwilling to progress beyond that which is familiar. Arguing for its continued use is troglodytic thinking at best.

I'm with lolDeano on this one, the Imperial System is just plain silly. A teaspoon is just 5ml, so 3 teaspoons is 15ml, which is a lot easier to remember than a tablespoon.

"But Kera! Everybody KNOWS that a tablespoon is 3 teaspoons, so it's not "Easier" at all!"

Okay, let me explain. When you're at home cooking for the same number of people all the time, that's fine and easy. The problem comes when converting a recipe to suit a different number of people. This is a pretty big deal in an industrial setting, or if you just like to have a lot of dinner guests or parties or something. Changing units is an enormous pain in the ass and you end up with really ugly shit like "1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons," unless you just want to write out "5 teaspoons," which is just plain silly; why not just write out "25ml" instead?

The only reason Imperial is more "practical" in your everyday life is because you yews it, well, every day. If you used metric every day, it'd be just as familiar; but actually slightly more practical and easier to work with.

Is Imperial shit, absolute shit, and worthless? No. The differences between working with it are pretty small and manageable, or else people wouldn't be able to manage it. But is it an unnecessary nuisance and just a little fucking silly?

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

i just think it depends on where you were born, how you were raised and where you were schooled. if i was born in america then yeah, i'd be saying that imperial is better. but cuz im born in australia, i yews the metric system so i think its better.