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Posted: Jan 13 2011 10:06 pm

Mr. Satire wrote:

You know, I bet your hate for metric comes from the fact that you have always used another system and hate change. Besides, using the same system would be a whole lot simpler. Also, Usa, we use Metric and we aren't flooded with undesirable people.

...I'm fairly certain there was a serious sarcastic undercurrent in his comment that was layered on fairly thickly, but that could just be me.

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Atma wrote:

FNJ wrote:

hey, after that we should all agree to speak english world wide. it's totally a better language than everything else.

after that, lets start adapting everyone's cultures around the world to all be the same. conformity is a lot easier than individuality.

This.

Fuck the Metric System.

You know who else wanted everyone to be the same? Hitler.

I bet he used the Metric system too.

FNJ, keep the standardization of English out of here.

Atma, Hitler KILLED people who did not agree with them, supporters of metication just favoring and promoting the metric system and metrication.

ALSO: According to Wikipedia, most of the world uses it. My country uses it! I'm not demanding everyone has to have the same religion, race, sexual orientation, culture, etc.

Also, measuring in odd measurements like feet makes me feel like a caveman. Feet. Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking!?

Posted: Jan 13 2011 10:17 pm

You know who uses the metric system in America? Drug dealers and Volkswagen mechanics.

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Milhouse wrote:

You know who uses the metric system in America? Drug dealers and Volkswagen mechanics.

Hmmmm... Any proof of that.

ALSO: a bunch of drug dealers in the US and Volkswagen mechanics<People in Metricated countries who aren't drug dealers or whatever mechanics.

Posted: Jan 13 2011 10:27 pm

I would provide proof, but the 20 keys of coke are in the trunk of my Jetta, which ironically, is in the shop.

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Posted: Jan 13 2011 10:40 pm

Milhouse wrote:

I would provide proof, but the 20 keys of coke are in the trunk of my Jetta, which ironically, is in the shop.

Better hope it isn't at the dealership I went for a test drive at a few years ago, that guy was a huge coke head. If it is there you'll be lucky to get that back, I imagine he can sniff out coke like a drug dog. I was afraid to say much to him after I realized how high he was because I thought I might make him angry and he'd murder me for my wallet lol.

Posted: Jan 13 2011 10:46 pm

Milhouse wrote:

I would provide proof, but the 20 keys of coke are in the trunk of my Jetta, which ironically, is in the shop.

Also, side note. Has this Emoticon always been around? I've never seen it used before or noticed it when clicking through them.
Slobberknocker!

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GPFontaine wrote:

Mr. Satire wrote:

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

The Fahrenheit scale is more useful for measuring everyday temperatures because of the way that the degrees are calculated. Centigrade is more useful for large-scale changes in temperature for the same reasons.

To me, centigrade feels a lot more geared towards measurements of weather based temperature. Generally, it feels in sync with how we perceive certain temperatures to be. (zero cetigrade or less is freezing, 10-20 centigrade is cold, 20-30 is warm, 30-40 is hot, 40 and over is madness)
For the same purpose, Fahrenheit feels like it starts and ends at a random number.

Fahrenheit is usually a scale that works well for weather because it is usually a 100 point scale across our livable conditions.

Anything below 0 or above 100 is not livable.

Of course there is a fuzzy margin on the floor and ceiling there, but that is the basics of (F).

I love Celsius for the temperature, this far north at least. On a very cold winter day, it might get down to negative forty. On a very hot summer day, it might get up to around positive forty (104, Fahrenheit). The year's weather is all symmetrical like.

Gas is hovering around ninety cents a litre right now, if memory serves :O

Posted: Jan 13 2011 11:10 pm

Captain_Pollution wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

Mr. Satire wrote:

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

The Fahrenheit scale is more useful for measuring everyday temperatures because of the way that the degrees are calculated. Centigrade is more useful for large-scale changes in temperature for the same reasons.

To me, centigrade feels a lot more geared towards measurements of weather based temperature. Generally, it feels in sync with how we perceive certain temperatures to be. (zero cetigrade or less is freezing, 10-20 centigrade is cold, 20-30 is warm, 30-40 is hot, 40 and over is madness)
For the same purpose, Fahrenheit feels like it starts and ends at a random number.

Fahrenheit is usually a scale that works well for weather because it is usually a 100 point scale across our livable conditions.

Anything below 0 or above 100 is not livable.

Of course there is a fuzzy margin on the floor and ceiling there, but that is the basics of (F).

I love Celsius for the temperature, this far north at least. On a very cold winter day, it might get down to negative forty. On a very hot summer day, it might get up to around positive forty (104, Fahrenheit). The year's weather is all symmetrical like.

Gas is hovering around ninety cents a litre right now, if memory serves :O

Eh, that would put you a bit above what I'm paying for gas currently. Provided, I tend not to feel too much pain at the pump, considering I drive a clown car.

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Captain_Pollution wrote:

GPFontaine wrote:

Mr. Satire wrote:

LordHuffnPuff wrote:

The Fahrenheit scale is more useful for measuring everyday temperatures because of the way that the degrees are calculated. Centigrade is more useful for large-scale changes in temperature for the same reasons.

To me, centigrade feels a lot more geared towards measurements of weather based temperature. Generally, it feels in sync with how we perceive certain temperatures to be. (zero cetigrade or less is freezing, 10-20 centigrade is cold, 20-30 is warm, 30-40 is hot, 40 and over is madness)
For the same purpose, Fahrenheit feels like it starts and ends at a random number.

Fahrenheit is usually a scale that works well for weather because it is usually a 100 point scale across our livable conditions.

Anything below 0 or above 100 is not livable.

Of course there is a fuzzy margin on the floor and ceiling there, but that is the basics of (F).

I love Celsius for the temperature, this far north at least. On a very cold winter day, it might get down to negative forty. On a very hot summer day, it might get up to around positive forty (104, Fahrenheit). The year's weather is all symmetrical like.

Gas is hovering around ninety cents a litre right now, if memory serves :O

Exactly my point. Fahrenheit just seems all over the place.

Posted: Jan 13 2011 11:19 pm

Based on his posts in this thread, I think MrSatire should ironically change his name to MrSarcasm.

Posted: Jan 14 2011 12:24 am

The metric system rocks; all you naysayers can kiss my ass. As someone who does handyman oddjobs, I can't count how many times I've resorted to using metric instead of imperial with my measurements. Who the fuck wants to constantly use fractions every goddamn time they measure and cut 2x4's when it's much easier to use numbers that are always divisible by the number 10?

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Methid Man wrote:

The metric system rocks; all you naysayers can kiss my ass. As someone who does handyman oddjobs, I can't count how many times I've resorted to using metric instead of imperial with my measurements. Who the fuck wants to constantly use fractions every goddamn time they measure and cut 2x4's when it's much easier to use numbers that are always divisible by the number 10?

Yay!

And Klimbatize, what make you think I am being sarcastic?

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Sehkmaenzo wrote:

Milhouse wrote:

If someone tried to MAKE me use the metric system, I'd beat them to within 2,54 centimeters of their life...I don't have 28 grams of patience for that crap.

Fix'd

Posted: Jan 14 2011 02:48 am

Milhouse wrote:

You know who uses the metric system in America? Drug dealers and Volkswagen mechanics.

oddly enough I buy weed in the good ol us imperial system

ounce of weed, quarter, half

and then when it gets smaller you buy it in grams

weird how potheads managed to get the best of both worlds on that one

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Jan 14 2011 10:28 am

Mr. Satire wrote:

Also, Usa, we use Metric and we aren't flooded with undesirable people.

Yes you are, you're just one of them, so you can't tell. Remember, your country started as a place to dump them.

You know, once England couldn't use Georgia anymore.

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UsaSatsui wrote:

Mr. Satire wrote:

Also, Usa, we use Metric and we aren't flooded with undesirable people.

Yes you are, you're just one of them, so you can't tell. Remember, your country started as a place to dump them.

You know, once England couldn't use Georgia anymore.

My ancestors came to Austraila AFTER all that, when Austraila was recognized as a country, not a colony used to dump undesirables. How could I be an undesirable now?

Posted: Jan 14 2011 11:59 am

Australia has done, and continues to do, things to rabbits that are as bad as what Hitler did to human beings.

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Syd Lexia wrote:

Australia has done, and continues to do, things to rabbits that are as bad as what Hitler did to human beings.

1. Really?
2. Those things are pests to our ecosystem. The people Hitler hated were no threat to anything.

Posted: Jan 14 2011 12:38 pm

Also, Almost all of Australia's Critters can kill me in a super venomous painful way.

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Yeah, you'd think the Australians would keep the rabbits as poison fodder.
Wait, what was this topic about again? Razz

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Sehkmaenzo wrote:

Yeah, you'd think the Australians would keep the rabbits as poison fodder.
Wait, what was this topic about again? Razz

The metric system and why the imperial system sucks ass.

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bassguy252 wrote:

Milhouse wrote:

You know who uses the metric system in America? Drug dealers and Volkswagen mechanics.

oddly enough I buy weed in the good ol us imperial system

ounce of weed, quarter, half

and then when it gets smaller you buy it in grams

weird how potheads managed to get the best of both worlds on that one

this is truth.

UsaSatsui's Youtube Channel · Posted: Jan 14 2011 07:30 pm

Mr. Satire wrote:

Syd Lexia wrote:

Australia has done, and continues to do, things to rabbits that are as bad as what Hitler did to human beings.

1. Really?
2. Those things are pests to our ecosystem. The people Hitler hated were no threat to anything.

Hey, you have absolutely no proof rabbits are trying to corner the international banking system and set up a bunny homeland! It's all just propaganda!