Comments by "David Terr" (@dcterr1) on "Is The Metric System Actually Better?" video.

  1. Measure the earth in miles and stop when you get to the edge.
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  2.  @B1gLupu  Calories are entirely based on metric units, though they're not SI units.
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  3. The vacuum is inside the heads of those who stubbornly adhere to the imperial system.
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  4.  @qwertzritter5197  It's too bad there isn't really an edge for Imperial unit adherents to explore!
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  5. At one time, our fingers were better for everyday use at the dinner table.
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  6. Bushel and a Peck was a hit song from Guys and Dolls. In metric, that translates to approximately 44 liters. (See what a nerd I am?)
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  7. They tried a lot of things in the 70s that didn't catch on. Unfortunately, the metric system was one of them.
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  8. The only Imperial I have respect for is the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas.
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  9.  @one9752  We may have sent a man to the moon, but we haven't been back there in nearly 50 years.
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  10.  @one9752  NASA has been saying that a manned mission to Mars was just 20 years away since the 1970s, and it still hasn't happened.
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  11. In what parallel universe are you living?
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  12.  @FrodoOne1  Both of these issues could be solved if we switched to base 6 or base 12, which I don't think will happen anytime soon.
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  13. Once the world unanimously adopts the metric system we'll probably switch to base 12, go figure!
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  14. Americans are stubborn and resistant to positive change, which is one of the main things that shames me regarding American culture.
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