Well, the auto industry converted to metric and they reduced cost overall. Part of Boeings Dreamliner outsourcing nightmares have been due to it's dependence on the old system. Getting their partners to work in imperial is costly, their increased mistakes are costly, and the mix of metric and imperial standards is very costly.
Uhh, the government just has to mandate use within it's own sectors and for contracts. Everyone will switch over very quickly and the only choice you will have to make is how much more you want to spend on an imperial unit version of a given tool.
The rest of the world uses metric, the efficiencies of mass manufacturing mean that it costs more to create version using imperial units. Switching is a one time cost, the savings are cumulative so eventually (given a ROI higher than inflation) you should make your money back.
And if you aren't paying for the cost to print the film, shouldn't it be cheaper for the theater owners in the long run? Wikipedia estimates the cost of a single 35mm print at ~$2,000. Even if they only showed 1 new movie/month, they would break even in 2.5 years. Anyone should be able to get a bank-loan based on that calculation. Hell, I am surprised the manufacturers don't offer financing.
How the hell can this cost $60K? Even the highest resolution used on 70' screens is only 4096x2160. The only non off-the-shelf component would be the optical equipment, and couldn't they retrofit the optics of existing 35mm projectors?
Are you sure the problem would be better using the imperial system? I suck at converting US measurement units and school never got me to memorize the common ones. I find the metric system much easier to computer on the fly...
Infrastructure is the hardest to change as turnover for old signage requires decades of persistence. We should tie this funding into metrication at a state and local level and require a 9/10ths vote to repeal it : )
At least you don't live in Canada, they have to use a mix of ISO paper sizes, American paper sizes, and American paper sizes rounded off to the nearest 5mm.
Not seeing a letter size paper is better than living in that mess!
Seriously though, the paper industry in the US could switch to A series paper on a dime. All the major suppliers carry A0 cutsheets and packaged A4 paper and all printing equipment has dual measures.
This sounds a lot like the "pharmaceutical companies don't want a cure for X because then they couldn't make money off of it." I have a hard time believing that the market doesn't favor the metric system. Unless you can drudge up some studies quantifying which special interests benefit and show evidence for their active engagement against the switch, I suggest you take off your tin-foil hat in public : )
Seriously though, every mechanical engineer I know hates the Imperial unit system. It's a major PITA to design in.
Ironically, The Guardian has the best coverage. The problem is getting things through congress, the Senate and SCOTUS agreed to a general compromise and a 2 month delay, but it has to get through the House.
Are marketing posters a sub-species of troll or spammer? Because, according to their website, they don't even have Cox in Washington state, let alone Seattle.
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I thought gen X learned both in school as a result of the metrification push of the 80's. I'm from gen Y and I think I had metric...
Here are a couple dozen examples.
Well, the auto industry converted to metric and they reduced cost overall. Part of Boeings Dreamliner outsourcing nightmares have been due to it's dependence on the old system. Getting their partners to work in imperial is costly, their increased mistakes are costly, and the mix of metric and imperial standards is very costly.
Uhh, the government just has to mandate use within it's own sectors and for contracts. Everyone will switch over very quickly and the only choice you will have to make is how much more you want to spend on an imperial unit version of a given tool.
The rest of the world uses metric, the efficiencies of mass manufacturing mean that it costs more to create version using imperial units. Switching is a one time cost, the savings are cumulative so eventually (given a ROI higher than inflation) you should make your money back.
Who writes this stuff.
Me.
Sorry, the thing went through several revisions : )
And if you aren't paying for the cost to print the film, shouldn't it be cheaper for the theater owners in the long run? Wikipedia estimates the cost of a single 35mm print at ~$2,000. Even if they only showed 1 new movie/month, they would break even in 2.5 years. Anyone should be able to get a bank-loan based on that calculation. Hell, I am surprised the manufacturers don't offer financing.
How the hell can this cost $60K? Even the highest resolution used on 70' screens is only 4096x2160. The only non off-the-shelf component would be the optical equipment, and couldn't they retrofit the optics of existing 35mm projectors?
Are you sure the problem would be better using the imperial system? I suck at converting US measurement units and school never got me to memorize the common ones. I find the metric system much easier to computer on the fly...
They don't do the complex math, they just slowly memorize the units. They are still screwed when asked to combine a bunch of mixed fractions.
Really? I find it harder to relate weather temperature because cooking temps like freezing and boiling are so arbitrary in imperial units.
This is a feature, not a bug.
Infrastructure is the hardest to change as turnover for old signage requires decades of persistence. We should tie this funding into metrication at a state and local level and require a 9/10ths vote to repeal it : )
At least you don't live in Canada, they have to use a mix of ISO paper sizes, American paper sizes, and American paper sizes rounded off to the nearest 5mm.
Not seeing a letter size paper is better than living in that mess!
Seriously though, the paper industry in the US could switch to A series paper on a dime. All the major suppliers carry A0 cutsheets and packaged A4 paper and all printing equipment has dual measures.
This, mam, is the first /. comment to have ever been posted to my Facebook page.
Well done ; )
This sounds a lot like the "pharmaceutical companies don't want a cure for X because then they couldn't make money off of it." I have a hard time believing that the market doesn't favor the metric system. Unless you can drudge up some studies quantifying which special interests benefit and show evidence for their active engagement against the switch, I suggest you take off your tin-foil hat in public : )
Seriously though, every mechanical engineer I know hates the Imperial unit system. It's a major PITA to design in.
Ironically, The Guardian has the best coverage. The problem is getting things through congress, the Senate and SCOTUS agreed to a general compromise and a 2 month delay, but it has to get through the House.
AND it helps fund the restoration effort!
I'm pretty sure he has a newer model already.
Couldn't they apply the same logic to any news organization in the US?
Mod parent up. The FBI doesn't drop charges if you plead guilty, they drop additional charges if you go to court.
/Just/ because they are drug lords?
No.
The NYT is a legitimate journalist organization. They have rights that random dudes do not. That's why they aren't being investigated.
The editorial board exercised the exact same first amendment right that is afforded to every other US citizen. The difference is optics.
Are marketing posters a sub-species of troll or spammer? Because, according to their website, they don't even have Cox in Washington state, let alone Seattle.
I'm ready for them!