Comments on: Americans wake up! Stop living in the stone age… http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:49:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Puck http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-63 Puck Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:25:12 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-63 Well, you waste time adding extra letters to your words. Color is more efficient than Colour, or whatever you add extra "u"s to. Why don't you wake up! You could save an extra tenth of a second a day by not adding "u"s to words that don't need them. Well, you waste time adding extra letters to your words. Color is more efficient than Colour, or whatever you add extra “u”s to. Why don’t you wake up! You could save an extra tenth of a second a day by not adding “u”s to words that don’t need them.

]]> By: cannot http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-62 cannot Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:01:15 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-62 Well Im an American, (but they told me if I said anything against inches or feet they will send me to the mines in Texas.) Well Im an American, (but they told me if I said anything
against inches or feet they will send me to the mines
in Texas.)

]]> By: Adam http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-61 Adam Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:02:34 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-61 <strong>Jason:</strong> I totally agree with you! <strong>roflcakes:</strong> You are kidding me, the metric system is from an objective perspective a lot more easier to learn. The prefixes do all the work for us, no need to go an extra step ;) <strong>Eloro:</strong> In reality they both work and there is no real need to change either of them, although I think the metric system is more rational and easy. <strong>Steph:</strong> Brilliant response! That is all I can say, brilliant indeed. Thank you for all the responses, negative or positive. Do not take it too serious though, who could of guessed Americans would be so patriotic :roll: Jason: I totally agree with you!

roflcakes: You are kidding me, the metric system is from an objective perspective a lot more easier to learn. The prefixes do all the work for us, no need to go an extra step ;)

Eloro: In reality they both work and there is no real need to change either of them, although I think the metric system is more rational and easy.

Steph: Brilliant response! That is all I can say, brilliant indeed.

Thank you for all the responses, negative or positive. Do not take it too serious though, who could of guessed Americans would be so patriotic :roll:

]]> By: Steph http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-60 Steph Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:29:43 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-60 Yeah... I agree with you. (And I'm American.) While I don't know the metric system relative to real life situations. (i.e. the weather/ a person's normal "weight" relative to their height) but I know how long a meter is and how heavy a kilogram is, but I don't know how heavy one pound is or how long a foot actually is. It's stupid because then we have to spend half of science classes learning the metric system. People who don't want to switch are just stubborn. And a lot of people would get annoyed if the government suddenly forced it upon people... Yeah… I agree with you. (And I’m American.) While I don’t know the metric system relative to real life situations. (i.e. the weather/ a person’s normal “weight” relative to their height) but I know how long a meter is and how heavy a kilogram is, but I don’t know how heavy one pound is or how long a foot actually is. It’s stupid because then we have to spend half of science classes learning the metric system.

People who don’t want to switch are just stubborn. And a lot of people would get annoyed if the government suddenly forced it upon people…

]]> By: Eloro http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-59 Eloro Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:13:48 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-59 What proves that the "rest of the world's" systems are better than the American system? Just because you have a fraction that proves that meter is in fact a meter because the "discoverer of that particular measurement named it that. So, should we then use useless numbers unknown to the average person ... ie: the speed limit in this area is: "1/6790^7"? The metric system may be more useful in areas of science and math, but in everyday life, I like the American system. What proves that the “rest of the world’s” systems are better than the American system? Just because you have a fraction that proves that meter is in fact a meter because the “discoverer of that particular measurement named it that. So, should we then use useless numbers unknown to the average person … ie: the speed limit in this area is: “1/6790^7″? The metric system may be more useful in areas of science and math, but in everyday life, I like the American system.

]]> By: roflcakes http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-58 roflcakes Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:03:46 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-58 asdf: Wahh Wahh Wahh. I think it's easier to remember that 12 inches=1ft; 3ft = 1 yard, rather than 10mm=1cm; 100cm = 1m; 1000m = 1km. The prefixes do all the work for you, unlike the imperial system, which seems /so/ much easier in comparison. Idiot asdf: Wahh Wahh Wahh. I think it’s easier to remember that 12 inches=1ft; 3ft = 1 yard, rather than 10mm=1cm; 100cm = 1m; 1000m = 1km. The prefixes do all the work for you, unlike the imperial system, which seems /so/ much easier in comparison. Idiot

]]> By: Jason http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-57 Jason Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:03:14 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-57 We've should of been doing the metric system since the war. We’ve should of been doing the metric system since the war.

]]> By: Adam http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-56 Adam Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:10:22 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-56 lol, dude could you at least spell meters correct? : D lol, dude could you at least spell meters correct? : D

]]> By: asdf http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-55 asdf Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:18:43 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-55 oh yeah europe? well we gots ourselves our OWN system, take that conformists we'll stick to our good 'ol inches and feet instead of your so called meehtres oh yeah europe? well we gots ourselves our OWN system, take that conformists
we’ll stick to our good ‘ol inches and feet
instead of your so called meehtres

]]> By: Study Habits Blog » Blog Archive » The sword is mightier than the pen http://www.study-habits.com/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/comment-page-1#comment-54 Study Habits Blog » Blog Archive » The sword is mightier than the pen Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:24:25 +0000 http://study-habits.com/blog/2007/03/12/americans-wake-up-stop-living-in-the-stone-age/#comment-54 [...] m1 (The mass of the pen) = 0.050 kg (Yes, I am using kilos, here is why) m2 (The mass of the sword) = 2.0 kg Wk1 (kinetic energy - pen) –> (mv^2)/2 = 96.1 J Wk2 (kinetic energy - sword) –> (mv^2)/2 = 3844 J 4x bloodier! [...] [...] m1 (The mass of the pen) = 0.050 kg (Yes, I am using kilos, here is why) m2 (The mass of the sword) = 2.0 kg Wk1 (kinetic energy – pen) –> (mv^2)/2 = 96.1 J Wk2 (kinetic energy – sword) –> (mv^2)/2 = 3844 J 4x bloodier! [...]

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