HAY GUYS

Dark Nation · Local time: Sep 14, 2007, 10:30 PM

You know, I don't really have a problem with measuring stuff in powers of 10, but the names are easier to remember for American Imperial, so that may be one reason the EU's 'efforts' failed.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Dark Nation · Local time: Sep 15, 2007, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by nabhan

...I don't understand.

There are different prefixes based on to what power of 10 it is which are applied to base units. It's really not that complicated.

All I mean is, its easier to me at the moment to remember Feet, Miles, Inches, versus Centimeter, Kilometer, Meter, etc.,. I KNOW the differences in the Metric System, all I'm saying is, the wording used by the Imperial system is easier to differentiate between units of length, and I'm thinking that's how many others feel, even if they might not say it.

Aardark: Are you being Sarcastic? Innocent question, because I get the feeling you are...but if not, disregard this =)

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Dark Nation · Local time: Sep 15, 2007, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Aardark

Well, uh, yeah. You're American, presumably you've been using the Imperial system for all your life. Do you really think you can objectively judge whether it's easy to remember? Everything is easy to remember if you've been using it daily since you were a kid.

Point Taken.

I suppose then if you wanted to compare which is easier to remember or not, you would really have to find someone who has either:
- Used both Metric and Imperial on a roughly equal amount of time in their daily life
- Find someone who uses an entirely different system of measurement and have them act as an objective observer.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.