How Does America Switch Over To The Metric System
How great is it that America is unique compared to the rest of the world? Well, in the case of using the imperial system instead of the metric, it is not very great. The metric system, also called the International System of Units or SI, is a system of measurements and units that started to develop in 1670 in France by Gabriel Louten, a vicar. After facing much criticism for challenging the previous system of measurements for each country, it was gradually implemented internationally. However, the metric system never quite overthrew the US customary system, which derived from the British imperial system. America should switch over to the metric system because it has uniform base units, it is easier to calculate because it based on increments of ten and decimals, and it is used by the rest of the world. The metric system uses the same units for each type of measurement for uniformity. For instance, length is always measured in meters, mass is always grams, and volume is always cubic meter or liter. In the US customary system, length can be measured by inches, feet, yards, miles,
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To obtain greater units of measurement from the base units, just add the appropriate prefix or move the decimal. For example, converting 1.32 meters to centimeters means moving the decimal to the right twice, producing 132 centimeters. Likewise, dividing one meter into one hundred units means memorizing that “centi” is the prefix for “hundred” and acquiring one hundred “centimeters.” Just converting from an inch to a mile means multiplying an inch times twelve to get a foot, multiplying that by three to get a yard, and multiplying that by 1,780 to get a mile. Also, the US customary system was based on a medieval English system that does not change with the advancements in science and math that needs units for measurement. Meanwhile, the SI continues to add and create the new measurements for new
To obtain greater units of measurement from the base units, just add the appropriate prefix or move the decimal. For example, converting 1.32 meters to centimeters means moving the decimal to the right twice, producing 132 centimeters. Likewise, dividing one meter into one hundred units means memorizing that “centi” is the prefix for “hundred” and acquiring one hundred “centimeters.” Just converting from an inch to a mile means multiplying an inch times twelve to get a foot, multiplying that by three to get a yard, and multiplying that by 1,780 to get a mile. Also, the US customary system was based on a medieval English system that does not change with the advancements in science and math that needs units for measurement. Meanwhile, the SI continues to add and create the new measurements for new