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I Agree with you Jona.

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Metric is so much more easier to learn then U.S. customary. The U.S. customary lost so much money not switching. Metric is so easy when you need to convert between units and U.S. customary is harder. Nasa has been using metric system for all of their missions. Metric tempature is easier 0 degrees is freezing unlike a random number like 32 and 100 degrees is when water boils unlike a number like 212 degrees. Metric system is based on a number system of 10  which is easier to comprehend. america is losing 101.4 millions dollars by the second not fully switching to metric.

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does it say find out one of you . Also the us armed forces want it to be metric and other protective surveises want the metric system

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Everyone, switching to the metric system would cost a lot of money and time. Everyday people would be affected by this change by needing more school time. Small businesses like "JD 3D printing" pricing and profit would be affected by this change.

Our everyday deeds like cooking would be harder and more timely.

Another thing is our Army uses metric system is to be able to work with other operations, or allies' operators.

Another detail is that spending all this money on such a stupid problem could force us into a governmental shutdown and possibly another civil war on this disagreement.

The easy use of the metric system is being used in the US in small ways the government feels would not harm us economically or hurt our citizens understanding of measurements.

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the military uses the metric to also defend because they are one of the strongest armies

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More than 50% of the us population is from other countries.

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We would already have changed the spoons and measurements

NASA has already switched to metric

Also switching would cost a lot of money but in the long run we would get out of debt from trading with all of our resources!

Calculating units would be easy and double checking would also be easy!

Our adults already know metric and customary!

In 1975 we used metric and US

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The metric system is easier for the brain to comprehend because it is based on the 10 multiples

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95% of the world uses metric. Used around the world. Also it can help in trade.

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We would have already gone to metric if the standard didn't get in the mind

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they could be able to see where the weather is easier so they actually might be able to get paid more

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It would be $370 million to switch. We will have to go back to school to remember the metric system.

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It will cost $370 million to switch. They already tried to switch and failed. Some companies will go bankrupt. Also, people could make a mistake and get fired.

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we should change because we are the only country in the world that uses the customary. Another reason why we should should switch to  metrics is 11 more countries just switched to the metric system. Another reason that we should switch is that the government thinks that we are too stupid and patriotic  to switch to the metric system, however, they are wrong because I think that it would be stupid to stay the same because metric is 10,000,000,000 times better to understand and easier. It is also is much more intuitive.NASA: It would cost $370 million to convert to metric. We are also loosing money because we are not switching to the Metrics. The Wall is the reason that we are in debt.

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The metric system is used around the world with the exception of the United States and a few other countries. The metric system is being adopted in the United States and hence it is a good time to explore its pros and cons.

The Pros of Metric System

1. Conversion of units, higher to lower and vice versa, is made simple with the use of decimals. One doesn't need a conversion tool, one doesn't need a chart or be deft at math to convert millimeter to meter or liter to kiloliter. One can simply move the decimal adjusting for the zeros and the smaller or higher unit will be attained. 1 kilometer can be easily brought down to 1000 meters. 1 meter is 100 centimeters or 1000 millimeters. 1 centimeter is 10 millimeters and henceforth. It is all a simple toggle of zeroes in the same unit.

2. All units in the metric system are seamlessly connected with clear indication of what kind of value it possesses. Kilo means a thousand. Any unit that has kilo as the prefix is thousand times the base. If meter is the base unit which is pegged at 1, then kilometer is 1000 meters. Likewise, the prefix 'centi' is a tenth of the base unit. So centimeter is 1/10 of meter and centiliter is 1/10. You can refer to all the prefixes, such as milli, deci and deca among others where you would easily get to know the corresponding value in regards to the base unit.

3. Metric system allows units to be very precise. Let us presume a scenario where a rack of lamb is falling just short of 1 kilogram. One doesn't have to use 1 kilogram or kg. One can use grams and be as precise as one has to be. If the unit gram is not impeccably accurate and situation warrants more precision then one can use milligrams. The metric system allows you to go as high as you practically need to and as miniscule as you must.

4. The metric system is the simplest form of measurement there is. This is why the SI metric system uses kilometers and not yards. It is easy to use meters and kilometers instead of yards, acres and hectares. The simplicity of the metric system ensures there is no confusion. Also, it being the internationally accepted and used system, there is no room for ambiguity or variations. There is a sense of semblance and uniformity.

The Cons of Metric System

1. The metric system seems logical and practical but in reality it doesn't emerge as helpful. Rarely does one use any scale of measurement at home or even at office. Stores and manufacturers can always use scales to measure but when you have to cook or weigh something, it is not always easy to know how much is what you need. If you are slicing onions at home or making dough, how do you know how many onions you must take or how much flour you should use based on the metric system. One cannot measure 200 grams without a scale. This is a problem with other units as well, as opposed to how human scale measurements had originated such as with cup, foot or thumb.

2. The metric system is quite vast. It is a little too wide ranged for efficient use in reality. The metric system works fine when you are working on math or science in theory or on paper. It doesn't really help that a base unit is gram and its subsequent higher unit is kilogram which is a thousand times in value. There is 1 gram which is essentially a bit of salt on your finger tip and then you have 1 kilogram which is the weight of a whole spring chicken. There is no unit in the interim. This creates a vast range. Although manufacturers and scales have made it simpler, yet there is a lot that can fall into this range and be quite perplexing.

3. The metric system has some rather quaint names or prefixes. Liters and meters are not problems but deca, deci, milli and centi are some work for the tongue. Imagine pronouncing milliliter, millimeter, centimeter, deciliter, decameter and centiliter. For those who have grown up studying the metric system and its prefixes may have gotten accustomed by now but those who have no exposure will struggle, at least initially.

4. The metric system is also criticized for being too scientific and arbitrary as a result in the real world. Consider what meter is: it is the distance traveled by light in vacuum in a time of 1⁄299,792,458 of a second. This may not be relevant for those only looking at packaging or measurements but when you need to delve deeper these complexities will come to the fore. The arbitrariness is stark when you consider time. 1 second is the base unit, 1 minute is 60 seconds, 1 decasecond is 100 seconds so it is 1 minute and 40 seconds, kilosecond is 10,000 seconds but it is not a 1,000 minutes, instead it is 2 hours 46 minutes and 40 seconds.

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The metric system is used around the world with the exception of the United States and a few other countries. The metric system is being adopted in the United States and hence it is a

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us sould swich to get money

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companies might go bankrupt and farmers might change live stock and changing might lead to a government shut down.

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This is a screenshot and it is proof.

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Nasa lost probe on mars cause they didn't use the metric unit and lost a rover witch was $125 million and the satellite was $75 million and lost that all that money because they didn't use the system.

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It will cost $370 million to switch.All of are cars run in miles so we will have to switch it all.for example at the grocery store you ask for a pound of fish now if we switch we will have to change are whole system of packaging. Everyone is going to have to relearn measurements and have to go back to school .You should not ask people to pay to switch to the metric system.Framers use gallons for milk and if we switch to metric than we will have to use liters for everything.China has 2,656,355,400,000 in debt and they are using the metric system and some of the countries that use the metric system are the countries that have the most debt.

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we shouldn't switch because it would cost millions of dollars to switch. if the us customary system isn't broken why would we have to change it? changing the way we use our numbers and things would confuse many american's. and if we don't switch we wouldn't have to learn the whole metric system.

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Companies uses labels their products with Metric system and US Customary so the trading will not be effected with other countries.

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We are going to waste money we are going to need later in life.
If we would stay we would not have to go back to school like my dad he builds buildings and he went to court to fight and he per swayed the people there that it would be easier for the new science/ hotel unit he is building then it wouldn't be done until 2035 instead of 2026 because china is using metric there debt is 21.6 trillion dollars and bc we us U.S Customary we only owe 18.2 trillion dollars,

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The US lost about 1800 million dollars by not going metric.

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if we switched to the metric system math would be plenty more efficient for the children to use when they are learning the math and it would be easier to understand the metric and help them all around the world and could help us with military defence systems because we could be able to see where the enemy is and take them out