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by curt 5533 days ago
Only everyday. I HATE our system. Any math, science, design, I only use the metric system.

It's just so much easier to do math and not nearly as confusing when you're trying to communicate with someone. Pound? Wait Pound Force or Pound Mass, wait maybe I meant a Slug. Horsepower, wait what. It's like someone randomly pulled names out of a hat and assigned them random numbers.
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MattBearman 5533 days ago
The word horsepower does originate from some measure of the power of one horse :) But I concur, I'm English, so I've grown up with the metric system, but there are also some imperial stragglers around (distance, speed, etc), and I can say with out a doubt that metric is so much easier to use and understand. Eg: I have absolutely no idea how many yards there are in a mile, but I know it's 1000 meters in a kilometer.
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barkatfish 5531 days ago
When would you need to know how many yards there are in a mile (aside from a damn good pub quiz type question!)

I've never needed to know the amount!

But then again - who's used the pythagorus theory since leaving school? :-)

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