In order to alienate ourselves from our global brethren, Reddit has decided to switch to the mandatory use of Imperial (non-SI) units. Therefore from now on all reference to physical properties such as weight, lengths, volume etc.. have to be conucted in non-SI units such as feet, pounds, gallons etc.. Of course the common steps such as supersize, absolute units, chonks et al. are valid and encouraged.
To expedite the change, Reddit will enforce these new units from day one. Please note:
Posts using SI units (the units literally everyone else on the planet uses: kilograms, kilometres, brains) will be deleted. Ligherpack.com and similar gear management tools should be switched to American units before 12.00 UTC on April 3rd. After that date links will no longer be allowed. Resources such as wiki pages have to be converted until 12.00 UTC on April 5th. This will be enforced for all new posts going forward and the ongoing weekly. However - It is encouraged to convert older posts as long as they are editable.
I, as a lowly Canadian, do not welcome our new American overlords but have no other choice but to submit.
https://imgur.com/6FXIQKu
https://preview.redd.it/gohwqq7n0wp71.png?width=2160&format=png&auto=webp&s=9fc8dca25fa4fe38db8933c11c2bebf43cfc910c
...so.....How do we do that or help do that? Here, we're just preaching to the choir most likely.
edit:Obligatory thanks for the bestof love :) Didn't actually expect this to go anywhere....
That's why the SI was created, so that we could all understand and share measurements in one integrated system. It's a pain in the ass read something written in freedom units, and I've even seen scientific topics using it.
what's up with the International System of Units?
- what happened? what's going on? did soemthing change?
- what it change to?
- when will that change happen?
- who voted? what they vote on?
- why they decide what they decided?
- what does any changes affect exactly?
- what are implications?
- what are actual effects?
- what are real life examples we can understand of what this do?
who what when where how?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
saw on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18469905
International System of Units Act 2015
Preamble:
For too long the United States of America has been using an outdated and inefficient unit system. The Imperial System has served us well until now, however, the International System of Units (Système International d'Unités) has been unanimously implemented by the rest of the world, and its adoption will reduce needless, burdensome and costly regulations for United States businesses internationally.
Section 1: Short Title
This bill can be referred to as "SI Units Adoption Bill 2015".
Section 2: International Units
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Length: Meter [m]
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Mass: Kilogram [kg]
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Time: Second [s]
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Electric Current: Ampere [A]
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Thermodynamic Temperature: Kelvin [K]
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Amount of Substance: Mole [mol]
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Luminous Intensity: Candela [cd]
Section 3: Education
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Educational Institution are required to teach in SI and Imperial Units concurrently following passage of the bill.
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Educational Institutions will no longer be required to teach Imperial Units by the following date: 01/01/2019.
Section 4: Regulation
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No new transportation signage shall be posted without both imperial and metric representation (these signs will be referred to as Hybrid signs).
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Hybrid Signage will be required for 10 years following passage of the bill.
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Starting in 2030, all new signage in the United States will be required to use metric units.
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Starting in 2016, all transportation Speedometers will be required to indicate velocity either in both Metric and Imperial Units Concurrently, or solely in metric units.
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Starting in 2030, all transportation speedometers will be required to indicate velocity solely in metric units.
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Starting in 2019, all new products are required to have metric specifications and descriptions.
Section 5: Implementation
This act shall go into effect immediately following its passage into law.
This bill was authored by /u/VS2015_EU and sponsored by /u/landsharkxx (D&L).
In my country, we use the metric system - would knowledge of the metric system be enough or I have to learn all the units and conversions between units of the imperial system? (like a feet is 12 inches...)
Thanks guys!
The whole world besides Liberia and Myanmar use it. Why won't the USA switch?
ITT: most people think this is a bout road signs. It is not.
Forgive my ignorance, but even if UC goes fully online, it doesn't seem impossible that they could offer something like a fys "navigating US education as an international student" make it 1 unit and "on campus"... i know it doesn't solve all the problems like international students who are staying in their home country, or those who feel uncomfortable coming on campus, but at least it's an option for some. I mean a lot of students pass classes that they never go to in person anyway, so maybe if it is in name only an "on campus" class????
what's up with the International System of Units?
- what happened? what's going on? did soemthing change?
- what it change to?
- when will that change happen?
- who voted? what they vote on?
- why they decide what they decided?
- what does any changes affect exactly?
- what are implications?
- what are actual effects?
- what are real life examples we can understand of what this do?
who what when where how?
-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Ws
-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
saw on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18469905
