Ok I live in Australia now I don't want to start an argument just an answer why do they use the outdated Imperial system when the Metric system is easier to use. Now I know you guys will say the Imperial system is easier for us since we grew up with it but i hear that you also learn the Metric. Also I do realize you use yards in NFL and Feet for measuring people which i personally like but why not change. Also why do you guys still use Fahrenheit when most countries use Celsius. Yet again not trying to be rude just a simple explanation.Why dont America change there measurments?1 reason...we are stubborn......very stubborn
we like to keep things the way they are (like paw did it). (and a lot of pride in our individuality)
in reality a lot of things are in both units here, and there are a lot of people (even outside of science) who use it.
I like the idea of using both...but see the need to go ahead and completely switch on things wrenches (we use inches i.e. 1/8th, 7/16th,....) which is a lot more difficult than metric i.e. 1,,2,3,4,..., but with so many older pieces of equipment it's better to use both units on the wrench.
And when you think about it it's all the same...people have already posted how confusing the imperial system is...because you are not used to it....same with many Americans concerning the metric system.Why dont America change there measurments?Well... yes, we all grow up with it.
Plus, you all know it, too.
We use it in our country, and everybody knows how it works. It's fairly rare that something goes international and gets screwed up because of different systems. The only real times that the two systems become an interview come in with science transfer or large companies that have different divisions in different countries.
However, when it comes to science, the International SI unit system is the standard, and everyone like me follows it.
Last... on those really rare instances when you're trying to communicate across systems, everyone knows very quick conversions for any of the common units we all know. One meter and one yard are off by only 0.09361, so it's safe to just in everyday life swap meters and yards, and we all know what it means. A kilogram is very close to half a pound (or, 1 kg is about 2 pounds). A kilometer is only just a bit over half a mile.
You see where I'm going with this. I can talk to my in-laws in Moscow (if I get the language right), and if measurements come up for some reason, nobody needs a calculator to talk about them.
Here in America, we use the Imperial system, but it's not like we go back to the really strange ancient Imperial units, like rods, furlongs, chains... no, nobody even mentions them outside of a joke.
The only *real* issue that regular folk ever have mixing metric and Imperial comes down to temperature. Obviously, they're very different. I agree that the Centigrade scale makes much more sense, at least as it is referenced per fresh water's phase change points. But if that's the only problem, then I don't think that it's an issue for you to call up a pal in Nevada, and exchange temperatures, and have to work it out between yourselves what they mean to you.
This hasn't been an argument either, just an explanation of why we will likely *never* change to metric -- there are no really good, definitive arguments as to why it would be very necessary for the average person to do so.Why dont America change there measurments?The main reason is that the US has a large religious conservative minority, very similar to the Taliban in their outlook. Any sort of progressive change here is very difficult. The new health care measure is still meeting with violent opposition in some places. A unilateral conversion to the metric system would really set off those crackpots.Why dont America change there measurments?i agree...the old %26quot;imperial%26quot; system is dumb...and in physics, it's horrible...foot-lbs...horsepower, slugs...what the hell.Why dont America change there measurments?The metric system is a communist plot.
(This is what people really think. /facepalm)Why dont America change there measurments?I am in India 66 years old.I can understand both standard.But my sons and daughters can not understand imperial systems. But USA wants peculiar in their standard.The day may come once the people of their country realises the simplicity in metric system they will switch over to it.Why dont America change there measurments?It seems to be as difficult as teaching grammar to AustraliansWhy dont America change there measurments?I doubt the average American would have the intelligence to cope. Every other country has transferred successfully. It seems that America just wants to be difficult.Why dont America change there measurments?well there are two ways of converting a country to metric
one way is the shock switch
like 5 yrs before the change
teach the children metric units only
than 5 yrs later change all the road signs
the other slower way is the adaptation way which has been used in the uk since 1965 let everyone gradually change which takes too long and costs alot more.
Also some people don't like change and are afraid of the metric system
