Pirates! - Why the US doesn't use the metric system.

The argument that was always put forward in the past to promote the metric system is that it was in increments of 10, which made the math easy. From an engineering standpoint the advent of computers made that arguement a mute point, as they could just as easily convert inches to feet as millimeters to meters. From a pure engineering standpoint, a base 2 system would be much better, since base 2 math is much faster on a computer (you just shift right or lef by one bit to multiply or divide). It's a bit of a pain to change over, so I doubt that we will now that the main reason for doing it is gone.
 
Only way the US will go totally metric is when the military aviation system does it. Only way that happens is when we quit flying anything but pocket drones.
 
Gasoline is at $1.18 a liter or $4.46 a US gallon. As said above an easy way for the oil companies and government to hide the real impact.
 
If you think about it American machinists are already using the metric system, they talk of tenths, hundredths and thousandths.
Now we just have to get them to let go of their base unit.
 
If metric is so wonderful, how come clocks worldwide are still fractional (even in metric countries) ? :alien:

And look at socket drive sizes. 3/8 1/2 . In metric countries do you ask for a 9.525mm ratchet for a 3/8 and a 12.7mm if you want a 1/2 ratchet.
Hey Jo grab me that 9.525 ratchet and a 9.525 drive 10mm deep socket will ya.
 
If metric is so wonderful, how come clocks worldwide are still fractional (even in metric countries) ? :alien:
That's a good question. Would a metric day have 25.4 hours?

Tom
 
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