When are JBL going to go metric?

[tarior]

Joke, right?


Widget

Dead serious.

[macaroonie]

Dead serious.

Nutter !

[hjames]

Nutter !

Its all what you are comfortable with ...

I think the UK went to hell when they gave up the Whitworth system -
but heck, I'm not from around there, so what do I know

[Titanium Dome]

Let's see, a weighing system based on 16, a linear system based on 12, a cubic volume system based on 1,728, a liquid measure system based on 4, a dry measure system based on 32, and a surface measure system based on 144: what's not to like?

[4343]

Let's see, a weighing system based on 16, a linear system based on 12, a cubic volume system based on 1,728, a liquid measure system based on 4, a dry measure system based on 32, and a surface measure system based on 144: what's not to like?

Don't forget the mass unit, the Slug, which weighs (at standard 1G) 32 Lbs.

That's another point, where do the abbreviations come from? Pounds has no L, or B in it... Nor does Ounce have a Z!

It's the fractions that make the U.S. Customary System (Can no longer be called British Standard now can it?) so slow. Decimal inches are much easier to deal with if you must use inches. Forget the weights and area though.

I kinda like the way China eliminated feet and inches from their country: Simply issue everyone new "Yardsticks" that were actually 1 Meter long. Mark them as 3 feet made up of 10 "Inches". Confiscate all old measuring devices and make them illegal. Not sure what they did with the pounds and ounces...

Some things do get lost with metric: Saying someone is "over six feet tall" just doesn't sound the same as "over 1.82 meters tall", it loses the "roundness" and "largeness" of the number that gives it it's impact. Saying "Over 2 meters tall" brings back some of the impact, but applies to a much smaller portion of the populace, so loses (or gains) impact there. Just not equivalent!

[Horn Savant]

..I still hate the metric system and I always will.

I hate it too but don't have to deal with it except when up in Canada - but they are resisting having it crammed down their throats.

TVs & VDUs are rated in inches around the world - even in France - (easier to visualize + American IT hegemony).

The most ridiculous thing is Celsius for weather: When it's 10 degrees, it's cold & 26 degrees is hot ? (scale too compressed). No thanks.

[tarior]

I will admit that having a sytem based on 10s certainly has it's merits, but most metric units are either too big or too small for me to use comfortably.
Degrees are too big, mm are too small, a meter is too big, you get the idea. I worked in metal fabrication for years, so adding fractions is old hat.

[Hoerninger]

The most ridiculous thing is Celsius for weather: When it's 10 degrees, it's cold & 26 degrees is hot ? (scale too compressed).

Corresponding to the MKSA system it is convenient to use KELVIN.
... there is nothing below zero ...
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Peter

[mixsit]

It's a slow progress but we're getting there.
Inch by inch.

[Goodwill_HiFi]

........ mm are too small

Yes, measurements quoted in mm make me want to look for a bag, box or bucket to carry them all in

I tend to think of centimeters (that no one uses) as counting 1/2 inches

[Hoerninger]

I tend to think of centimeters (that no one uses) as counting 1/2 inches

o.k. - two and a half centimeters are just an inch, but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units:

The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French le Système international d'unités[1]) is the modern form of the metric system and is generally a system devised around the convenience of the number ten. It is the world's most widely used system of measurement, both in everyday commerce and in science.

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Peter

[MikeBrewster77]

Well, at least we're in good company...

[4313B]

Well, at least we're in good company...

The most ridiculous thing is Celsius for weather:

Yeah Celsius 232.7777777777778 just doesn't do it for me...

[tarior]

It's a slow progress but we're getting there.
Inch by inch.

Groan!

Yes, measurements quoted in mm make me want to look for a bag, box or bucket to carry them all in

No kiddin', I'm 1718mm tall. Sounds giant, but really on the low end of average.

We're probably more than a little O/T, but it's pretty fun and lively!

[Goodwill_HiFi]

o.k. - two and a half centimeters are just an inch, but
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units:
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Peter

You're missing my point....... I said centimeters, not SI, MKSA (or whatever it is), cgs, or whatever other metric based system you can think of. Maybe people use centimeters in casual conversation, but whenever I see specs given by a manufacturer its in mm, not cm. Even less used would be the deci-meter.