>when a country doesn't use the metric system and celsius/kelvin for temp
>>62133931
Being an engineer has made me realize the utter uselessness of the imperial system
>>62133978
>work with control systems installed in large industries
>had to install a separate module just to convert literally everything from real units to Ameridumb units
>mfw American engineers (for whom the product is designed for) evidently use the imperial values in their industry
chemical engineering student here , i fk hate imperial units its a waste of time
fug americans
>>62133931
As far as i know only Americans don't use those. Does Cucknada also not use them?
>America
>No
>>62135539
America, Liberia and Myanmar
three countries on the planet
>>62134975
I am the NASA, and I approve of this message.
>>62135539
Canadians use a strange mix of both. Well, in Québec, at least.
>>62133931
>pound per square inch
i seriously just cant understand like holy shit
in 30 years everyone will use imperial
Literally every American I've worked with has used metric.
t. Scientist.
>>62137325
Care to explain why? Oh wait, I already know your argument.
>0 degrees fahrenheit
>really cold
>100 degrees fahrenheit
>really hot
>0 degrees celsius
>really cold
>100 degrees celsius
>dead
>>62138547
Your anecdote isn't useful for banter purposes so it's just going to be ignored.
WELL HOLY SMOKES HE WIGHTS 400 POONS AND IS SIX ARMS LENGHTS TALL.
ps. people arm lenght may vary, please don't sue us Shillington®
US Customary isn't the same thing as Imperial. There's some differences.
But in any case, it's still pretty dumb and I wish we'd get rid of it.
>>62133931
God told us he didn't want us to use the same units so we can't build the tower
Americans are the only ones who listen. Enjoy God's wrath, rest of the world.
>>62139660
Not him, but that's honestly why I prefer Fahrenheit. I'll admit however, that it is retarded to base a temperature scale on the freezing point of brine instead of normal water.
If celsius just had a broader scale that wasn't limited to 0-50 for most practical purposes, I'd probably prefer it.
>>62133978
NASA's metric confusion caused 125 million USD Mars orbiter loss
>NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because one engineering team used metric units while another used English units for a key spacecraft operation ...
American Engineers .....................
>>62133931
I like metric, but Celsius can fuck off for anything that isn't chemistry.
>>62142034
how about u fuck off chimp
>>62142197
How about you go kill yourself, Mr. Least relevant Baltic country.
>>62142288
ew a chimp, go suck on a banana
>>62142371
Ew, a Latvian. Go find a flag that isn't a shameless ripoff of Austria's.
>>62141382
Why would he do that though
>>62142992
He has a sense of humor and Americans are gullible.
>>62137242
>inches of mercury (inHg instead of mmHg)
>pounds per square inch
>1 mile = 5280 feet
>1 yard = 3 feet (what's the point?)
>1 ton = 2240 pounds
I hate this system.
>>62133978
This, as engineering student, I always lose stupid amounts of time making conversions, just because tables made with imperial units
>>62133931
>>62139660
dumb frogposters
>>62133931
> using a wholly arbitrary system that has no relation to the actual users
> “But… but you can divide by 10!”
>>62133978
Being a machinist has made me realize the utter uselessness of engineers...
special snowflakes
>>62134975
THANKS VAPE APE!
>Kelvin
Shut up dork
>>62152271
Yeah, engineer here with some machining experience. I'm surprised by how clueless many of my colleagues actually are.
Keep doing God's work, machinanon!
>>62133978
proxy?
>>62137163
We use metric and Celsius, but due to our Brit roots and proximity to America we are equally versed in imperial.
I don't have to convert, I grew up knowing both.
We do sometimes give distances in miles, and human height in feet and inches, but that's in Australia and UK too.
>>62133931
>when somebody uses redditfrog outside of reddit
>>62133978
You can leave anytime :)
>>62155633
I went to uni in the states, majored on biology. All the people use imperial day to day, but in my experience all science and engineering are done in metric. 100% of the measurements in biology, chemistry, physics, etc, was metric.
>>62155653
Using both is even more retarded than using only the imperial system. You know that the metric system is superior, so using the inferior one from time to time as well makes you the ultimate cuck.
>>62137120
Didn't one of the Mars probes blow up because of a metric vs. imperial conversion error?
>>62139660
0 degrees Celsius is not really cold.
>>62155860
I don't think you people understand just how massively autistic you sound, when you try to tell people from other countries how to live their day to day lives.
>>62156084
>the current year
>different country
>globalization
>usage of medieval measuring units
>autistic
>>62152271
What does a Machinist do?
How does one get into it as a career?
What are the job prospects like?
>>62156210
A machinist builds parts for machines and also tooling for machines. They also build other stuff.
>>62135640
What's up with Myanmar?
>>62156283
It's a shithole that was under military dictatorship until recently. They've probably had more important things to consider than changing to metric.
>>62156252
Is there a lot of demand for it as a job?
>>62152560
Who would win in a war?
>>62133931
>german thinks he can take me on in a fight
Come at me bro, I could fuck your bitch ass up.
>>62156353
Liberia obviously.
>>62156307
It's a somewhat in demand job. Training is standard for trade - a few years in an apprenticeship and then eventually you get to do shit by yourself. The pay is roughly comparable to other trades.
>>62156393
Thanks for the info.
Considering a trade, currently saving money for schooling.
>>62133931
US Customary/Imperial is better for everyday things
Metric is better for science
Any other opinion is wrong.
>>62152271
Hey, at least here, you are a pretty shitty engineer if you don't know some about machining
