The metric system for time was never implemented, there is one dividing a day into 10 hours, an hour into 100 minutes and a minute into 100 seconds, iirc it was also supposed to have 10 days per week. It was implemented during the frensh revolution but didn't last very long.Seems everything is measured in the metric system except for time. 60 seconds per minute, 24 hours per day, 365 days a year, and so on.
I was just thinking, if the metric system is so great, why not use it for time too?!
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The Americans (myself included) (sorry USA'ians to be specific) can't even use the regular metric system. You want us to use one for time? PAH!
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Some of us USA'ians use metric system all the time and are well versed on conversion rates sans computers.
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You poor thing. I never use metric. Er...well almost never. I have a general idea of conversion though thanks to the exchange kids and going to Europe.
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Metric system is quite easy compared to the English system.You poor thing. I never use metric. Er...well almost never. I have a general idea of conversion though thanks to the exchange kids and going to Europe.
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Metric system is quite easy compared to the English system.
100 centimeters = 1 meter
1000 meters = 1 kilometer
Compared to...
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
1760 yards = 1 mile.
quite complicated stuff.
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lol yeah i know what it is, just i tend to use the imperial one a lot say for my weight or height. i have no idea what my weight or height is in metric
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Well, since:
1 pound = 0.45359237 kilogram
1 inch = 0.0254 meter
You can easily do it for yourself now. [/b]
yeah i can do that in my head easily.......not
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/whisper you're on a computer silly. Computers come equipped with calculators.
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