The Canadian Metric System

In Canada, it is 27 degrees outside. To a Canadian, that sounds great there would be kids playing outside with T-shirts and shorts. To an American, however, the situation is different. Most people would be inside with the heater turned on. How could the situation be so different? In Canada, they use the metric system of measurement. The Metric System is a measurement system that is based on the number 10 and used in most countries including most of Europe, Japan, China, and many other nations. The United States uses the Standard system. The Metric system uses degrees Celsius instead of Fahrenheit. For example, zero degrees Celsius is 32 degrees Fahrenheit, which is the freezing temperature of water. That is not the only difference between the two, though. Distance measurement between the two are also very different. The United States should completely switch to this system …show more content…
It is used for science and medicine, temperature, driving, and trading. The SI just makes things simpler, that is why its use is worldwide. Though the Metric system is great, there are some reasons why the United State has not completely changed. First, the government will not force a change, the acts that have been passed have been voluntary. Industries have voluntarily switched their systems. Second, the Standard system is a big enough problem for there to be a good reason for everybody to want to change. Lastly, there have been more ways to make conversion between the two systems simpler so that switching may not be necessary. Now, you can go onto the internet, and you can find websites that have calculators that can convert measurements for you. At the same time, completely changing to the Metric would be easier because you can always convert old Standard values to new Metric ones. When it comes down to it, the Metric System many appeals over the system the US currently uses and that is why we should make the