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Originally Posted by pilotbob
This is also like another MANDATED thing that has never happened, that is
STOP PRINTING THE $1 NOTE!
But, once again, similar to your wife and metric everyone thinks there is just no way they could get along without it. How it will be such a chore to carry $1 coins...
I think some people don't like change.
BOb
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They'd have to get rid of the penny in order to have enough slots in cash registers. Then I wouldn't be able to add to my penny bank when I'm out walking.
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Do people realize how SIMPLE the metric system is. We are so used to using BASE 10 numbers... measuring everything that way would be so much easier. The 2-2-4 thing wouldn't be needed any more. You just have to remember a few prefixes and you've got it. My only probably would be the temperature scale, since the number just seem so close together for such big differences. But, I could get used to that to get the benefits of all the other.
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I never did see why the C system was better than the F system for temperature. They both are totally arbitrary. Sure I know that the C system has a multiple of 10 between water freezing and boiling (at sea level on a standard atmospheric day) but those are both arbitrarily selected points. Why not a more regal system like the melting & boiling point of gold.
Also as Bob says the F system allows for finer measures since one degree F is smaller than one degree C.
