-- Posted by fantazia at 9:26 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 American schools are not taught metric system why do we have to learn it now in college? -- Posted by iinsurgent at 9:26 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 Because everyone else is doing it wrong. -- Posted by xXsarafersureXx at 9:26 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 ..i thought we were. maybe we aren't. -- Posted by justin1990rm at 9:27 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 because its better . honestly -- Posted by kupal vibes at 9:27 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 you might encounter it later -- Posted by h a t t at 9:27 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 maybe so you can catch up with the rest of civilization -- Posted by Ancient Rights at 9:27 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 I learned the metric system in school. -- Posted by TechnoShark at 9:27 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 I was taught. But I don't remember it. -- Posted by tell me again at 9:27 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 Because it's better! (And it's the scientific standard) -- Posted by Baron Samedi at 9:30 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 I like the metric system. Centimeters makes your penis sound hueg. -- Posted by Mediocre at 9:30 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 America isn't the only country on Earth. At some point, you will have to work with documents or even people from less backwards nations. -- Posted by Siress at 9:31 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 I graduated from a hick school with the knowledge of the metric system... Your high school failed. -- Posted by switchfoot52 at 9:31 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 to make us miserable -- Posted by switchfoot52 at 9:32 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 Quote: from Siress at 11:31 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 I graduated from a hick school with the knowledge of the metric system... Your high school failed. but my school was a hick school too. they didn't teach us about that much. -- Posted by Siress at 9:40 pm on Oct. 12, 2008 What is there to teach? It's computed in base 10, the values have a timeless representation (on Earth) and it's used all over the world. Having to 'learn' the metric system is like learning how to use a porta-john.