Loading ...After discovering the latest omen of the world’s coming demise, the Clog encourages Berkeley students to put down their books and enjoy their short-lived time on earth.
There are only three countries in the world that have not adopted the metric system for standard use: Liberia, Burma and the United States. Yeah, we know. Look at all that gray.
The U.S. does not use the metric system for commercial or standard activities, but it is the preferred system of measurement for all things technical: science, government, medicine and the like.
But metrication just won’t catch in the States. Honestly, can you imagine living in a world in which you ask your neighbor for a quarter-liter of sugar? It is only American to measure in cups, damnit.
Metric System [Catalytic Triad]
Weights and Measures [World Factbook]
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Sep 5, 2009 at 12:01 pm
You DON’T ask for a quarter- liter of sugar! that measures liquids! the correct unit to ask would be grams or kilograms, but EVERYWHERE in the world people just ask for a cup of sugar…
Sep 7, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Right, so it’s american to use a retarded system. Sounds about right. Sigh.