Our weight is
measured in pounds and our height in feet, a system unknown to
foreigners who have grown up solely with metric measures. So why
use a system unfathomable to outsiders? The solution: dont.
Americas history contains many important leaders pushing for the
use of the metric system but all were unsuccessful. America should
convert to the metric system in order to reduce pharmaceutical
errors, make conversions easier, and save money. Converting to the
metric system may seem costly at first but in the long run we could
be saving a great deal of money. Sticking with the US Standard
system can cause costly mistakes as we saw when NASA lost $125
million because its Mars Climate Orbiter was destroyed after its
altitude-control system mixed up U.S. customary units with metric
units (CNBC). Pat Naughtin, whom worked with the
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Some opponents
may argue that it is too late to convert to the metric system, yet
America is already a metric-standard hybrid. Therefore, it would
not be a drastic change. Moreover, it is an easy system to pick up
and doesnt require much skill to learn. To convert units in the
metric system, you simply move the decimal point to the right or
left. The metric system is a lot more logical as it uses
powers-of-10, whereas our system is inconsistent. Also, the metric
system really only has one unit for each item of measurement. For
example, meters. Add a prefix such as kilo- for a bigger distance
or a prefix such as mili- to make it a shorter distance. On the
contrary, in the United States system, for example, there are
inches, feet, yards, and miles, all of which dont have much of a
relation (twelve inches in a foot, three feet in a yard and 1,760
yards in a mile). As you can see, the metric system is a more
logical, uncomplicated, and quick system of measurements compared
to the standard
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