Anonymous Coward User ID: 63638325 United States 02/23/2015 12:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | the metric system... conspiracy So there is no Conspiracy as to why we don't use the metric system.
People are just stupid and lazy and dont care enough to change over to something is obviously superior.
I just bring this up because every day I learn how bureaucracies are suppressing knowledge and information.
What always blows my mind is that if the average person put forth a little effort, gave a damn at all, this couldnt happen.
Look at how the medical industry lies about cholesterol and heart health. How they lie about heartburn. How they lie about high blood pressure.
It feels like this evil, giant conspiracy.
But really, maybe its just a lot of individual, greedy people forming this mess at the top, relying on masses of really really stupid people.
I mean... what hope is there of getting people to understand the complexities of nutrition and the human cardiovascular system and changing... when we cant even get people use the @#$%ing METRIC system! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 56435492 United States 02/23/2015 12:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: the metric system... conspiracy I live with a German woman, and we've had this conversation several times.
We've agreed, that while the metric system is easier to understand, the imperial system is more granular and accurate...particularly when it comes to weighing one's self. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 64821548 Canada 02/23/2015 12:35 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: the metric system... conspiracy Both have their good points. No one I know in Canada uses cms instead of inches. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 36721430 United States 02/23/2015 01:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: the metric system... conspiracy |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 67275676 United States 06/10/2015 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: the metric system... conspiracy Lincoln Chaffee is an idiot. Americans don't want the stupid European metric system. |