On 10/23/2015 10:07 AM, rbowman wrote:
On 10/23/2015 05:16 AM, Jack Goff wrote:
Show me someone who thinks "english" is better than "metric" and I'll
show you an uneducated imbecile.

The metric system, unfortunately, lasted a lot longer than the First
French Republic.

----- volume

If I want to mix up a quart of 50:1 gas for a chainsaw, how many tsp of
oil do I add to a quart of gas?

Using the english system, most of us will need to grab a calculator.

Using the metric system, the problem is trivial and all but the dullest
here could do the math in their head and easily create a 1 litre batch.

The english system is a ****ing mess. To measure volume we got
teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons. To convert
between units, most of us need an equivalency table and a calculator.
Sheeeesh!

Metric volume is based on litres. Need to convert from millilitres to
litres? All but the dullest here can do it in their head.



------ length

The english system has fractional and decimal inches, feet, yards,
miles. Conversion between units will have most of us running for a
calculator.

Again, the metric system is easy. Want to convert from millimeters to
kilometers? You guessed it, all but the dullest can perform the
calculation in their head.


-------- weight

The english system has us using ounces, pounds and tons. How many ounces
in a ton? For the answer, most of us here would be scaring up a calculator.

Yet again, the metric system is easy. Need to convert from grams to
kilograms? Piece of cake, no calculator required for all but the dullards.


--------- tap drills

English tap drill sizes? Yah, another ****ing mess! We got letter drills
and number drills and fractional drills. WTF were these short-bussers
thinking? Good grief!

As always, metric is easier. Metric tap drills are all selected from one
metric drill set.