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CTyankee

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13. I love Farenheit, too, for the same reason. I always had a problem with negative
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:17 AM
Jan 2013

numbers in Algebra (well, actually, just subtraction) and had to draw a Farenheit thermometer vertically and count in order to "get" it. It was crazy but it got me through College Algebra (as a Fine Arts major)...

I love the metric system liberal N proud Jan 2013 #1
Just think of all of things that would need to be changed... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #4
However, kentauros Jan 2013 #7
Thanks for the chart... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #38
From what I've seen kentauros Jan 2013 #45
I understand... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #51
I tried a new biscotti recipe this year kentauros Jan 2013 #58
That's a funny story... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #61
In cooking you can add flavoring and test as you go. kentauros Jan 2013 #64
And recipes are so much easier in grams/kilograms GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #18
Anyone that's ever taken baking or pastry classes kentauros Jan 2013 #23
So you measure flour, sugar etc Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #41
Scales are cheap - I got mine for $30 GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #48
My old scale is probably 15 years old kentauros Jan 2013 #49
Well, judging from the enthusiasm Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #53
I would say just do what you feel comfortable with. kentauros Jan 2013 #60
Do you have a preference in these scales? n/t Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #56
I haven't used any of them. kentauros Jan 2013 #59
I think the thing I like best about Amazon Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #62
I noticed that when you look at the reviews on Chefs Catalog kentauros Jan 2013 #63
Gret! And once again, thanks! Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #68
You're welcome :) kentauros Jan 2013 #69
Really? Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #40
Weigh the ingredients on a metric scale GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #47
Dry or liquid? liberal N proud Jan 2013 #26
5 ml. politicat Jan 2013 #80
My measuring tools are old... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #83
Sorry... I think of my stuff as old, when really, it's not. politicat Jan 2013 #94
LOL... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #96
Can't happen too soon. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #2
So, how many kilovotes do we need? MineralMan Jan 2013 #3
HA! 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #5
I'll plead ugly Americanism on this one. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2013 #6
I'll worry about this HappyMe Jan 2013 #8
I don't mind kilometers but I HATE Celsius. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #9
I love Farenheit, too, for the same reason. I always had a problem with negative CTyankee Jan 2013 #13
I hate Celsius, too. kentauros Jan 2013 #20
You will have to pry the farenheit thermometer from my cold dead hands FrodosPet Jan 2013 #86
If it's a modern thermometer, it'll have a dual readout. kentauros Jan 2013 #91
Use Kelvin One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #21
Fahrenheit is more accurate then Celsius. RC Jan 2013 #31
Tell me about it. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #34
Between any two numbers there are an infinite number of divisions. Sirveri Jan 2013 #72
Digital thermometers, either C or F, normally have only tenth of a degree readouts. RC Jan 2013 #81
Now you're shifting the goal posts, mathematically they're equally accurate. Sirveri Jan 2013 #82
Fahreneit is inherently better for colloquial use, Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #89
Colloquial use is dependent on the environ in which you were raised. Sirveri Jan 2013 #90
Celsius plays into the hands of climate change deniers NoPasaran Jan 2013 #87
I lost neurons reading that. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #92
LOL, here in Fargo, negative temps is normal January weather. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #93
By the way, how stupid do you have to be to think negative numbers are "hard" or "confusing?" 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #95
I know people who can't even do 12x2=24. Odin2005 Jan 2013 #97
I am of the opinion that making accomodations for disabled people... 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #100
Accepting the meter would threaten the national sovereignty of the US. DetlefK Jan 2013 #10
I understand al-Gebra has weapons of math instruction.... lastlib Jan 2013 #44
"F" to America! DetlefK Jan 2013 #79
Give em a centimeter and they'll take a kilometer n/t Fumesucker Jan 2013 #11
What's interesting is that we already use the metric system kentauros Jan 2013 #12
Shush with your sense talking. nt Javaman Jan 2013 #16
okay, I'll be vewwy quiet... kentauros Jan 2013 #17
The industrial plant and automotive sectors would be screwed by this. Sirveri Jan 2013 #73
Yeah, I was getting at things like that :) kentauros Jan 2013 #75
I've heard that they've started making bolts with metric heads and SAE threads. Sirveri Jan 2013 #84
Medical record keeping loyalsister Jan 2013 #74
No I like our Imperial System. ArnoldLayne Jan 2013 #14
That's been my pet issue for decades, but there's no way I'll sign that petition slackmaster Jan 2013 #15
Even the strictest teabagger will admit this is entirely within Congress's power Recursion Jan 2013 #19
Metric cooking is easy using weight. tridim Jan 2013 #30
But imperial volume units are based on commonly used amounts for cooking Recursion Jan 2013 #32
Ah, but do you bake the same way? GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #50
We might also look at it this way: kentauros Jan 2013 #77
My great grandmother was a superb baker, and she never weighed a thing! MADem Jan 2013 #101
Those damn yooroopeeons don't seem to have a problem with that activity. 2ndAmForComputers Jan 2013 #70
I'm not sure what "convert to the metric system" means in this context. Our gov't has used it for Romulox Jan 2013 #22
Because Thermodynamics would be way to easy One_Life_To_Give Jan 2013 #24
Signed, Facebooked and Tweeted. GoneOffShore Jan 2013 #25
Are you all to young to remember the first attempt at doing this? Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #27
And while we're at it, UK, get with the program... tridim Jan 2013 #28
Rest of the planet? Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #57
Yea, they drive on the left because it's easier to wield a sword when you're on your horse. tridim Jan 2013 #65
I like that we have our own system of measure. It's not progressive... but it's us. Silly, huh? The Wielding Truth Jan 2013 #29
yup lastlib Jan 2013 #37
Any company that has international sales is already using the metric system A Simple Game Jan 2013 #33
Some soda is sold in 2-liter bottles, and cocaine is measured in kilos Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #35
That's one I'm going to sign!!! lastlib Jan 2013 #36
My car gets forty rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it. nt NoGOPZone Jan 2013 #39
"They can have my yardstick when they pry it from my cold, dead..." nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #42
or just flip it over kydo Jan 2013 #43
Whatever zipplewrath Jan 2013 #46
I hope this petition succeeds billbailey19448jj Jan 2013 #52
Who controls the British crown? Who keeps the metric system down? We do! We do! Brother Buzz Jan 2013 #54
I don't see the need for this, really Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #55
YES! Here's to base 10~! Taverner Jan 2013 #66
All of these recent discussions about penis size will get interesting... dogknob Jan 2013 #67
Good grief...I remember a TV commercial about a cigarette that was a silly millimeter longer! MADem Jan 2013 #103
There are high school kids that don't know their multiplication tables. Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #71
I'll take the European health care system. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #76
When I was in elementary school (70's and early 80s) we were taught the metric system cherish44 Jan 2013 #78
I'm all for kilometers per Megajoule instead of MPG IDemo Jan 2013 #85
Metrification? Bosh! NoPasaran Jan 2013 #88
It screws up rocket science. Glassunion Jan 2013 #98
screw the metric system, I'll keep the Imperial system quinnox Jan 2013 #99
We use both, what's the problem with that? snooper2 Jan 2013 #102
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