+34 Americans need to learn the metric system like the rest of the world. Amirite?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Erm, I'm pretty sure we are taught it (at least I was at my schools). I'm almost positive it's a requirement to know the metric system for science classes.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No kidding. F*ck inches. Who the hell came up with this system?!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No kidding. F*ck inches. Who the hell came up with this system?!

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I would love that, and I'm american

by Anonymous 11 years ago

we already have deary.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Some Americans haven't, deary

by Anonymous 11 years ago

No, not really. It's literally required as soon as you start taking science in middle school and if you don't learn it you can't take the class. There are very, very few Americans who don't know metric.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Hence why I said "some"

by Anonymous 11 years ago

There's hardly enough people who haven't learned it for me to be comfortable with just the word "some." There's so few, like saying some Americans are 10x richer than average. Maybe it's only me but the word some has a different connotation than a word like few.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Hmmm... I guess

by Anonymous 11 years ago

idk yy

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Watt are you talking about?

by Anonymous 10 years ago

Most people know it, but since our system doesn't actively implement it we're not being enforced with it the way we should be. We have metrics in things such as computers when working with kilobites, gigabites, etc. but we don't presently have an active system in order for all things. We should, because it's so much easier, but 'murica loves being a special snowflake.

by Anonymous 10 years ago

I agree that we SHOULD learn it. But we don't HAVE to. It's similar to saying that all immigrants have to know English before coming the the United States. Would it be wise, and better for everyone? Sure. But is it necessary? No. I just think it's ignorant to say that others NEED to learn something just because that's how the majority does it, I guess.

by Anonymous 10 years ago