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Any tips on learning the metric system?
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Hello,
I am looking for any tips on how to learn the metric system. I just bought a book to help but I figured I'd see what the community can add?

Thanks


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X] * 1
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Buy and/or sell drugs


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X] * 4
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Ya. Here it is
1
10
100
1000

Now you know the metric system.


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Patlal]
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What about euros?


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X]
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Everything is in multiples of 10. Not too hard to wrap your head around really. Beyond that, what exactly are you trying to learn about it that you don't know already?

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Patlal]
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Patlal said:
Ya. Here it is
1
10
100
1000

Now you know the metric system.


QFT.  It's that easy.

It's just base 10.

1ml
1000ml = 1L

1mg
1000mg = 1g
1000g = 1kg

1mm
10mm = 1cm
100cm = 1m
1000m = 1km

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X]
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I would say the hardest part is remembering all the prefixes like nano, kilo, giga, and all that.  It's a really simple base 10 system though.  Compared to imperial it is super simple.

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: PatrickKn]
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Being American it's not taught to us. So I was hoping that there was some way to learn how they interlock, but maybe this wasn't a good idea?


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X]
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1 foot = roughly 30 cms

1 oz = 28 gram

33 oz = roughly 1 L

2.2 lbs = roughly 1 KG

0.6 miles = roughly 1 KM


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: moonrockmushy]
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The hardest part for me is remembering that one liter is equal to one cubic decimeter.


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X] * 1
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mcg is a millionth of a gram

so 1200mcg

is 1.2mg
... of LSD.

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X]
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Citizen X said:
Being American it's not taught to us. So I was hoping that there was some way to learn how they interlock, but maybe this wasn't a good idea?


So you're trying to learn conversions? That's a little different than just learning the metric system on it's own. I don't know man, just find a good conversion chart and memorize some equations I guess.

If you're just trying to learn the metric system itself, I doubt a book is even necessary. A 10 minute youtube video would probably teach you everything you need to know about the metric system for daily usage.

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: moonrockmushy]
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moonrockmushy said:
I would say the hardest part is remembering all the prefixes like nano, kilo, giga, and all that.  It's a really simple base 10 system though.  Compared to imperial it is super simple.


It's easy to remember that stuff because all the prefixes actually mean what they are. 

For example a centimeter is one one-hundredth of a meter.  Centi for one hundred.  Like centennial.

A millimeter(or millilitre) is one one-thousandth of a meter or litre.  Milli for a thousand.  Like millennial/millennium.

Kilo- definition, a Greek combining form meaning “thousand,”  - just like A kilobyte is 1000 odd bytes, a  KILOmeter is 1000 meters.  Everything you need is actually in the word itself. 

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: PatrickKn] * 1
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I think the hardest part is just getting used to it. ie I have a good sense in my head of how long a mile is, but I have to think for a moment to get a similar impression of how long a kilometer is. The metric system is only really difficult when it clashes with another system which is customarily used in its place.

And I'm sorry, but I'm not much of a patriot when it comes to this, the American system of measurements is fucking dumb. We should have gone metric 100 years ago. The only other country in the world that uses an alternative to the metric system is fucking Myanmar. Myanmar! You NEVER want your country to be on the same short list as Myanmar.


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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^ I was under the assumption that England still used the metric system as well?

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: PatrickKn]
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Nope

http://www.metric.org.uk/metrication-timeline


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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hey sophistic radiance

remember on july 6th 2014 around 6-7AM eastern time when u banned me from chatterbox?

i do


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Citizen X] * 1
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Citizen X said:
Being American it's not taught to us. So I was hoping that there was some way to learn how they interlock, but maybe this wasn't a good idea?


Oh yeah I see what you mean there.  Especially since metric tends to use decimals and in imperial fractions are standard.  It just takes alot of practice going back and forth I think.  I have to use both in my work so I am getting better, but even most of the guys who have been at it 30 years, most of them still have a bit of trouble with it at times.

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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Sheekle]
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Sheekle said:
hey sophistic radiance

remember on july 6th 2014 around 6-7AM eastern time when u banned me from chatterbox?

i do


I remember July '14 like it was yesterday. I'm sorry about that, my moods were running pretty haywire that month


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Re: Any tips on learning the metric system? [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
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ok i forgive u thank u come again


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