09-19-2016, 01:38 PM
I love the metric system. Not only for being base 10, but because 1l of water weighs 1kg and displaces .001m3. Makes ballparking weights and volumes incredible easy and intuitive.
That said I have no idea my height in meters or my weight in kg, so we (Canadians) are not fully converted yet...
That said I have no idea my height in meters or my weight in kg, so we (Canadians) are not fully converted yet...
(09-17-2016, 01:54 AM)curlyjoe_imp Wrote: The US has been in the process of converting to the metric system since 1975, lol. That's why we've had speedometers that read both Km/h and mph for many many years.I actually never knew that was why they were given in both. I always though it was to help out all the people who frequently drive between Canada and the USA.
[url=http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2015/07/us/metric-road-american-story/]More on the subject.
