We Love/Hate Metric

[MaximRecoil]

Joke. And I skimmed through the rest of it. It seems nothing new has been added since then.

I should have said 333.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 mm

Yeah, I can never find that 333.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 mark on a meter stick, lol.

[Harry Potter]

You're not looking hard enough. *slap across head*

[jbox]

Oh you mean the system where every unit is factorable by ten, where one cubic centimeter of water weighs one gram and one joule is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one cubic centimeter of water by one degree celcius and where one cubic centimeter of water is also one mililiter?

Not one person noticed this is wrong! Calories are the water energy measurement. A joule is measured as 1Nx1m or as electrical energy equations. And you want to argue about scientists!

Now, where did I put that Mars lander again... 

[AtomSmasher]

Esperanto was developed as the perfect language so I think the entire world should switch to it.  Hell, we already have a movie in Esperanto starring Cpt. Kirk

[ChadTower]

Esperanto wasn't developed as the perfect language. It was developed as a perfectly neutral language, spoken natively by no one, to be used in international relations so that no party had a linguistic advantage over another.

Like any other language, it is far from perfect.

[AtomSmasher]

Esperanto wasn't developed as the perfect language. It was developed as a perfectly neutral language, spoken natively by no one, to be used in international relations so that no party had a linguistic advantage over another.

Like any other language, it is far from perfect.

these are lies started by the man is bring the language down.  Everyone knows that Shatner wouldn't be involved in a project if everything about it wasn't perfect, therefore Esperanto must be perfect

[DrewKaree]

these are lies started by the man is bring the language down.  Everyone knows that Shatner wouldn't be involved in a project if everything about it wasn't perfect, therefore Esperanto must be perfect

Your logic seems unassailable.  We must shake in agreement on this.  Something about a G.I. Joe with Kung-fu grip seems best.

[Mark70]

Oh, and in MY "everyday", a "yard" is a measure of volume

Are you a waste management professional?  They say yard as in 30 yard bin but that's actually a cubic yard right?

[Mark70]

Oh you mean the system where every unit is factorable by ten, where one cubic centimeter of water weighs one gram and one joule is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one cubic centimeter of water by one degree celcius and where one cubic centimeter of water is also one mililiter?

Not one person noticed this is wrong! Calories are the water energy measurement. A joule is measured as 1Nx1m or as electrical energy equations. And you want to argue about scientists!

Now, where did I put that Mars lander again...

[DrewKaree]

Are you a waste management professional?  They say yard as in 30 yard bin but that's actually a cubic yard right?

I'm an "Outdoor enhancement engineer"

As in a yard of mulch, compost, or topsoil.  And yeah, it's a cubic yard.

[USSEnterprise]

I could accept the metric system for the most part. I'd just have a problem with the centigrade temperature scale. To me, 50 degrees can never be a hot day.

[Felsir]

Meter sticks are marked with milimeters and centimeters the same way a yardstick is marked with inches and 1/16ths.

[Stingray]

Everyone knows that Shatner wouldn't be involved in a project if everything about it wasn't perfect, therefore Esperanto must be perfect

So let it be written.

-S

[ChadTower]

these are lies started by the man is bring the language down.

[Stingray]

Shatner has to do with everything.

-S

[ChadTower]

I'll Shatner in your mouth.

[MaximRecoil]

Meter sticks are marked with milimeters and centimeters the same way a yardstick is marked with inches and 1/16ths.

[Felsir]

What I meant was, you take an example that is in favour of the imperial system because by definition 1/3 is marked on the yardstick. The same thing for metric - 1/10th is clearly marked there. So is 1/10, 2/10 as is 1/5 or 1/20.

In my opinion that is not a good argument why one of the systems is better. Ease of use is. Since we count in multiples of ten it would make sense to apply that to the measurement system too.

[ChadTower]

I've always wondered about that.

Theoretically, 1/3 of a meter should exist. 

It is not marked on a meter stick.  Clearly that means it does not exist, since it is not clearly marked on a meter stick.

So, if 1/3 of a meter does not exist, then a meter actually only equals 2/3 of a meter.

But 2/3 is not marked, and you cannot have 2/3 without that first 1/3 anyway, so clearly 2/3 does not exist either.

So, 2/3 of a meter does not exist.

That leaves you with a meter being equal to 1/3 of a meter.

We have already proven that 1/3 of a meter does not exist.

Thus, we have the proof, a meter does not exist.

What is this metric crap of which you speak?

[Ed_McCarron]

And yet noone complains about the US dollar... broken into 100 cents.  Sounds kinda metric-y to me.

OK, the nickels throw things off a bit.  Lets get rid of them.  Quarters can stay, for they are useful in many drinking games.

[Harry Potter]

And yet noone complains about the US dollar... broken into 100 cents.

And where's the cents in that? Hah ha ha ha

I'm here all night. 

[jbox]

I've always wondered about that.

Actually, there are no such things as whole numbers in nature. Every example of whole numbers is a human imposed concept, so only the irrationals exist. Thus, to speak of "one" of something is merely a human abstraction to pretend the real world is easier to understand than it really is.

[DrewKaree]

I'll Shatner in your mouth.

Technically, you would have to "have Shat-nered" in his mouth.  Present tense is "Shitner"

[jbox]

A mathematician and an engineer go on an Adult gameshow. They are each made to stand behind a yellow line, and two gorgeous models are brought out and stand on the other side of the room. The presenter tells them the only rule in the competition is that they can only move half the distance between themselves and their model at each step.

The mathematician exclaims: "Then the exercise is pointless. We will never be able to reach them!" 

To which the engineer replies: "Yes, but we'll be able to get close enough for most practical purposes." 


Perfection is a sin reserved only for those who wish not to accomplish.