US measurement system,i don't get it. - Page 3

So? Just because everyone else is doing it doesn't mean you should too.

If everyone else jumped off a cliff would you too?

If everyone else got involved in a big ass war in Europe woul....oh god damn

AH-HA! Nevermind, i have nothing. Running outta steam here, serotonin levels nose diving

Funny thing about football, even though it's the most popular sport in the US, you will still find that maybe 5% of the people watching REALLY understand it. The average person thinks that the game is won by the immense skill of the quarterbacks, receivers, running backs, linebackers, DBS, etc. These things are obviously very important, but the game is really won by the superhuman effort of the guys at the line, and everything else flows from the success or failure of the linemen to control the line of scrimmage.

So true. That's why I always watch the line play more than anything else and prefer the Texans to draft o-line with their high draft picks.

the imperial system was originally invented as an idiot check for those passing through ellis island. if you cant remember 12:1 then we dont want you shitting up our slums.

thats why america is smartest

I have no problem with it UNTIL you start getting into some engineering calculations where the base units are important. Heat transfer work, for instance, is horrible in U.S/Imperial. It's just awful. The slug is kinda weird, too, truth be told. ~ H

Isn't all that work done in metric anyway? I mean any time I've been in science we've used metric I'm pretty sure.

Cuz you don't understand imperial measurements. Get a clue. Edit: Also, it is much more impressive to say you've got 12 inches rather than 35 or 36 centimeters.

are you not forgeting
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rods
chains
links...
and those are just for length

Anyone remember this?


I'm fine with binary and hexadecimal system too.

Strategy isn't forbidding, it's the fans really. Loud obnoxious people who rarely have any other activities and don't seem to actually understand the strategy of the game beyond getting really excited or angry at certain plays. This isn't all fans of course, but as much a strategy intrigues me I pretty much am going to have to root for whatever city I'm living in at the moment.