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#3 2008-10-03 21:53:32
- toyjons
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hey. i`m from sweden and i was wondering something.... why do you have such a complicated measuring system. you have like 3 , 17 and 1670 or something.... but in sweden(europe) we have like evrything is devided in 10 or multiplayed....
P.S srry for my bad english D.S
#4 2008-10-05 10:54:26
- Chewy
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toyjons wrote:
hey. i`m from sweden and i was wondering something.... why do you have such a complicated measuring system. you have like 3 , 17 and 1670 or something.... but in sweden(europe) we have like evrything is devided in 10 or multiplayed....
P.S srry for my bad english D.S
Yeah, like :
5,280 feet = 1 mile
3 feet = 1 yard etc... you mean like that ?
When I was in grade school (I'm American btw), the teachers told us that the US would go metric for certain. I am disappointed that it hasn't. We are exposed to a bit more metric system than back then (the '70's in my case), but we are still using the old English system. Even the British (correct me if I am wrong ! please 
) are using metrics !
But I think the answer, Toyjons, to your question is that in America's case, it is part stubborness, and habit. Or arrogance and laziness, not sure.
#7 2009-04-19 16:10:40
- bobbym
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Hi quittyqat;
I got this one!
My answer
bobbym
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#9 2009-04-21 17:24:37
- bobbym
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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#10 2009-05-22 02:21:59
- Sarah12
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:cool:well there is lots of games,that you can play on here math is nice but you have to have math for School.!!!!
#11 2009-05-22 06:33:48
- bobbym
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Who says!
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
