Why Does the U.S. Use Fahrenheit Instead of Celsius?

[Frannie]

Metric is far easier and get used to it because you have no choice

I think you're missing my point entirely.
It's not a simple thing to switch to the metric system in industry.
There are close to 19k machine shops in the US. Think of the cost of replacing or refitting billions of dollars worth of machines and inspection equipment.
And thats just machine shops,there are many other industries that would be affected as well.
The metric system is not coming to America.

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I think you're missing my point entirely.
It's not a simple thing to switch to the metric system in industry.
There are close to 19k machine shops in the US. Think of the cost of replacing or refitting billions of dollars worth of machines and inspection equipment.
And thats just machine shops,there are many other industries that would be affected as well.
The metric system is not coming to America.

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

 

[Frannie]

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

 

[Frannie]

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

So your claim is that NOTHING manufactured in the USA is made in the metric system?

Grow up

This lost a Mars orbiter you know, 99 percent of the World is metric we are the odd one out

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

130

 

[westwall]

One eighth is .125 thousandth of an inch,simple.

Metric is far easier and get used to it because you have no choice

I think you're missing my point entirely.
It's not a simple thing to switch to the metric system in industry.
There are close to 19k machine shops in the US. Think of the cost of replacing or refitting billions of dollars worth of machines and inspection equipment.
And thats just machine shops,there are many other industries that would be affected as well.
The metric system is not coming to America.

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

 

[westwall]

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

So your claim is that NOTHING manufactured in the USA is made in the metric system?

Grow up

This lost a Mars orbiter you know, 99 percent of the World is metric we are the odd one out

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

130

So what. We produce more than most of the the rest of the world does.

 

[Frannie]

Metric is far easier and get used to it because you have no choice

I think you're missing my point entirely.
It's not a simple thing to switch to the metric system in industry.
There are close to 19k machine shops in the US. Think of the cost of replacing or refitting billions of dollars worth of machines and inspection equipment.
And thats just machine shops,there are many other industries that would be affected as well.
The metric system is not coming to America.

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

 

[Frannie]

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

So your claim is that NOTHING manufactured in the USA is made in the metric system?

Grow up

This lost a Mars orbiter you know, 99 percent of the World is metric we are the odd one out

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

130

So what. We produce more than most of the the rest of the world does.

And much of what we ship out is in the metric system because that is what they want and need

 

[westwall]

I think you're missing my point entirely.
It's not a simple thing to switch to the metric system in industry.
There are close to 19k machine shops in the US. Think of the cost of replacing or refitting billions of dollars worth of machines and inspection equipment.
And thats just machine shops,there are many other industries that would be affected as well.
The metric system is not coming to America.

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

Of course, that is utter nonsense. Neither system is "more accurate".

 

[Frannie]

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

16 ounces in a pound and 12 inches in a foot is not more accurate than the metric system, except to idiots who can not do the conversions like you

 

[Frannie]

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

Of course, that is utter nonsense. Neither system is "more accurate".

True but metric makes more sense

 

[westwall]

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

Of course, that is utter nonsense. Neither system is "more accurate".

Yes, it is. Especially in the measurement of temperatures. The measurement of weight I will give to the metric system though. That one is superior.

 

[Frannie]

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

Of course, that is utter nonsense. Neither system is "more accurate".

Yes, it is. Especially in the measurement of temperatures. The measurement of weight I will give to the metric system though. That one is superior.

Why

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

We are shipping parts to other countries dimwit.

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

So your claim is that NOTHING manufactured in the USA is made in the metric system?

Grow up

This lost a Mars orbiter you know, 99 percent of the World is metric we are the odd one out

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

130

So what are those items?

 

[Frannie]

Not imperial if they ask for metric we are not

You lose

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

So your claim is that NOTHING manufactured in the USA is made in the metric system?

Grow up

This lost a Mars orbiter you know, 99 percent of the World is metric we are the odd one out

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

130

So what are those items?

Duh, were you dropped often

High Quality Metric Fasteners that are built to withstand heavy loads

http://www.metricbolt.com/dfar-compliance/

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

I think you're missing my point entirely.
It's not a simple thing to switch to the metric system in industry.
There are close to 19k machine shops in the US. Think of the cost of replacing or refitting billions of dollars worth of machines and inspection equipment.
And thats just machine shops,there are many other industries that would be affected as well.
The metric system is not coming to America.

Actually industry in every country except the USA uses metric and we import metric products from every one of those countries, then we assemble those metric products here. Thus we are already metric whether you like it or not. The USA also does not ship non metric products to a world that would reject our dumb system.

It's over unless you want the USA to isolate itself

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

As someone who made a living off the US system for 25 years I can tell you it's just as easy to decipher the decimal system as it is to decipher the metric system.
Fractions are simple as well for those with a brain.
I mean really,how hard is to understand that 1/16 of an inch is just that. A 1/16 of an inch or 0.0625 in thousands.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

LOL....I worked at a machine shop that also had a shop in mexico.
And guess what,they used the US standard of measurement.

Dude you are saying that you do not want American companies to ship to the rest of the World. To say that you must hate the USA

The metric system is not superior to the old English system. it is merely simpler to use by those who are uneducated. Those who are educated have no problem using the standard system. In my business I used both depending on where I was. Invariably those who were not very smart or well educated had trouble even with the metric system.

It is simpler to use one and not two, this is fact not opinion

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

The standardized system of measurements is a far more accurate system. The metric system was devised so that stupid people could understand easier. I will take accuracy over simplicity any day of the week.

16 ounces in a pound and 12 inches in a foot is not more accurate than the metric system, except to idiots who can not do the conversions like you

Are you serious?

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Prove that statement.

Economics and supply and demand prove this. See either you give the customer what they need and can use or they buy it from another company or country

You're full of shit.
We accept trade goods that use the metric system just like they accept trade goods using US standards of measure.
To say otherwise in moronic.

So your claim is that NOTHING manufactured in the USA is made in the metric system?

Grow up

This lost a Mars orbiter you know, 99 percent of the World is metric we are the odd one out

Mars Probe Lost Due to Simple Math Error

130

So what are those items?

Duh, were you dropped often

High Quality Metric Fasteners that are built to withstand heavy loads

http://www.metricbolt.com/dfar-compliance/

Dont be dumber than you have to be.
Whether you measure in metric or US has nothing to do with strength.

I built flight hardware for the NASA Shuttle program,as in the actual space craft.
We used US standards of measurement.
Are you claiming other nations could build a better craft with the metric system?
I regularly held tolerances of less than .001 of an inch. The average human hair measures .002 with blacks measuring around .006.
I can also hold .0005 but you have to be more careful.

Your whole spiel about the metric system being more accurate is complete bullshit.