OT: Strange future for down-under?

Fyron · #1 July 18th, 2003, 02:25 AM

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3. Metric System is the way of the future. One day (Century?) the US will change...

Do you want to pay for that change? The biggest thing stopping the US from converting to the metric system is the extremely high cost of doing so. Think of all of those billions of road signs that have to be changed, for one thing.

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Give me a Xmas BBQ on the Beach

The terms Xmas and BBQ just don't go together.

[ July 18, 2003, 01:26: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

deccan · #2 July 18th, 2003, 02:26 AM

I agree. It was obvious that the original article was a joke. The idea that Australia would join the U.S. is so ludicrous that it doesn't bear mentioning.

In the meantime, here's something for you to ponder:

What is the likelihood of California breaking away from the U.S. to form its own country?

geoschmo · #3 July 18th, 2003, 02:28 AM

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Originally posted by Baron Grazic:
To correct a few mistakes and inform you guys better.
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4. Australia is GMT +10, which in effect means we are about 20 hours AHEAD of the USA, depending on where you are.

Sorry guy, no correction was needed on this one. I had it right to begin with. I said Australia was ahead of continental US time, Hawaii is behind. The point is you're both wrong though.

[ July 18, 2003, 01:34: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

geoschmo · #4 July 18th, 2003, 02:32 AM

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Do you want to pay for that change? The biggest thing stopping the US from converting to the metric system is the extremely high cost of doing so. Think of all of those billions of road signs that have to be changed, for one thing.

Sorry Fyron. You are wrong on this one. US manufacturing and the scientific community has already switched to metrics. They only keep the old system around in customer facing areas because of our cultural stubborness. Actually I think you would find the cost to totally convert would be less then the cost of maintaining the two systems like we do now. Not to mention the money we'd save by not blowing up our Mars missions.

Geoschmo

Baron Grazic · #5 July 18th, 2003, 02:34 AM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
If it does we should insist they set their clock at least to Hawaii time. It's bad enough that Hawii is hours behind everyone else in the country, the state of Australia being a day behind would be just wrong. You guys have your summers and winters mixed up anyway, whats the big deal if you have you days and nights mixed up too. [Wink]

Geoschmo

Perhaps I just read this wrong, but it looks like you said behind, instead of ahead.

Edit :- Looks like the US is closer to the metric system than I thought...

[ July 18, 2003, 01:35: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ]

geoschmo · #6 July 18th, 2003, 02:38 AM

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Originally posted by Baron Grazic:

Perhaps I just read this wrong, but it looks like you said behind, instead of ahead.

Edit :- Looks like the US is closer to the metric system than I thought...

DOH! Man do I feel stupid.

I must have had a mental cramp there. I had it right in my other post...

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Originally posted by geoschmo:
Australia would be even worse. If I needed something done at the Last minute on a friday afternoon they would be all like, "But now? It's the saturday! You want me to work on the weekend?"

Sorry Baron.

TerranC · #7 July 18th, 2003, 02:40 AM

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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
and maybe the 'Eskimo' province of Nunavut.

Number one reason why Canada joining the U.S. would be problematic.