Recently as part of my work with Cub Scouts I had to prepare a
lesson on the Metric System. That started me thinking about the
myths and misconceptions of the Metric System, why it isn’t used
in the United States, and what that all means for Identity
Systems. First let me say I am a big fan of the metric system (I
have a MS in Aerospace Engineering). And living in the United
States, I almost never use it. And those not contradictory
statements. The reason that I never use it is that for my day to
day life outside of work it simply offers no advantages to me.
When studying engineering in college I used the Metric System
almost exclusively. However after going into the software
industry I haven’t used it professionally since. Here are some
myths and misconceptions: Myth #1 – The Metric System is a
base10 system which is far superior to base 12 systems. The
metric system has been adopted world-wide (except for those
crazy stuborn Americans) because of the inherent superiority of
base10 mathematics in every day u