Well I guess the title says it all, I was just wondering who ya'll thought were the most active 'forumers' in this part of the AG forum. Opinions, that what this Forum is going to be, pure opinions, and yes you can say 'Me'.
I believe that the US system will fade away, eventually.
Eventually, eventually.
I still find it a bit hard to convert between all the different units. And sometimes I forget some of our own units and how long they are. In all my science classes we have to use the metric system though :P
I think all science classes have to use the metric system because real scientists only use the metric system and our science teachers really wants us to be real scientists. Right?
I'll take a pint over 568ml any day thank you very much. People find whatever they've grown up with the most natural to use, and that's that. However you measure something, it's true value remains the same. The inconvenience of conversions is a minor one, since you almost never need to do so in every day life. If you do, that's what calculators or phone apps are for. Problem solved.
Heh. A pint of beer. In the end, it doesn't matter what system is used. I would greatly appreciate, prefer standardisation whether it would be in the form of Imperial US (unlikely) or Metric (likely).
As for metrication, there are various methods of going about that I believe. Redefining current measurements under their metric values may be a bit problematic. Oh well, might as well teach people whilst they are young.
I think all science classes have to use the metric system because real scientists only use the metric system and our science teachers really wants us to be real scientists. Right?
Yes, all science classes use the metric system. am absolutely fine with this, with the exception of trying to convert from mass to volume, which confuses me greatly. As for teachers wanting us to be real scientists, I don't think that is true. I think they do it this way to A) create a more realistic experience when doing labs and such and B) get people used to the metric system if they decide they do want to be a scientist.
The thing is, we don't know what our science teachers want us to be. Scientist or non-scientist. Maybe they do want the lab to be 'more realistic', maybe they don't care at all.
The metric system is a very smart way to measure things, almost every unit is a power of ten of another unit. I hope that made sense >.<
almost every unit is a power of ten of another unit. I hope that made sense >.<
Exactly the reason that I would like to see more of it here in the U.S. It is so much easier to convert from one unit to another, even when going from something like grams to liters. Now that I think about it, we measure some of our liquid containers (i.e. large soda bottles) in liters.
As this is a thread where i can get off topic, I am free to ask why we are on the 8th most boring topic I can think of. Right between facebook and how beneficial homework is.
Alright: 10.how cute parents think there children are and expect everyone to agree.
9.how beneficial homework is.
8. maths (i remembered)
7.facebook and how pathetically insecure people get from internet bullies (you never have to meet the bullies and they can't hurt you in any way.)
6.politicians personal problems (if they do a good job of the country then the rest of there life shouldn't matter.)
5.The media. (They are like starving seagulls and harass the wrong people for a story that is personal and wreck other peoples lives if they do not like them and the majority of idiot viewers like to see a camera pushed in to the face of people that are upset.)
4.people who refuse to use there brain about things and research them if they are curious.
this has turned into dislikes but I will continue:
3. no one is trying to save the environment. I don't expect the world but not even their own house for goodness sakes (i'm talking about the hundreds of thousands that have the ability).
2.Kids and teens that do not look forwards in their life more than a week and make plans. Many have the chance for a wonderful life but so, so many expect it to fall in to their laps.
1.Education in the simplest form. Everyone should have the best education. one everybody can afford, one that isn't being pushed enough. with the right education millions could achieve that dreams that simply fade these days. It irritates me that the world hasn't thought that there is a system for everyone. this dream of mine doesn't even have to be expensive for what is the expense? this list kind of went off to something else but i wrote what I felt.
