The rules for this contest are pretty simple guys.
Rules so far:
1. State which you are for.
2. Give a reason that has not already been given for why you vote as you do!
Did Subway Surfer state which side he was for...NO.
Did he give a reason that was "has not already been given." ...NO
So he failed to register a vote on two counts!
What is the point of having this thread if you do not contribute something new. At the very least we should see another way of looking at the same thing.
Metrics 9
Imperials 6
Obviously I am on the side of the Imperials so this contest is rigged.
But what I am for is AMERICA improving it's track & field. How can we make it more popular? Can we conquer the world? Even winning over the USA is going to be a tough sell. It will take a lot more than just switching the field events over from metrics to feet.
You know what it really comes down to for me is when results are listed in the local newspapers. All the results come out in meters. They do not even list the feet and inches.
So for most Americans we do not even have the opportunity to learn this foreign language. It's a little like trying to screw our own program. (Hey I have an idea, let's be sneaky and write the menu in Chinese that way they will have no idea what they are ordering!)
If it's a restaurant we are talking about most people will leave and never come back. Is that what we want to do to our fans? Perhaps the real solution is to "go all out," and list results in both metric and imperial versions.
"By jove I think he's got it."
Screwball Jackson wrote:
Metrics 9
Imperials 6
Obviously I am on the side of the Imperials so this contest is rigged.
But what I am for is AMERICA improving it's track & field. How can we make it more popular? Can we conquer the world? Even winning over the USA is going to be a tough sell. It will take a lot more than just switching the field events over from metrics to feet.
You know what it really comes down to for me is when results are listed in the local newspapers. All the results come out in meters. They do not even list the feet and inches.
Track is hardly ever in the newspapers and if it is, metric measurements have nothing to do with it being popular. Back when track WAS in newspapers, Jesse Owens ran the 100 meters in 1936, Carl Lewis ran the 100m in the 1980s, Michael Johnson ran the 200m in the 1990s. They were all very popular and the metric system was even less well known then than it is now, especially 1936. What makes you think that Usain Bolt would be more or less popular if newspapers wrote about how fast he could run 328.084 feet? Or if they wrote about Michael Phelps swimming the 656.168 foot butterfly or the 1312.34 foot medley? Metric has nothing to do with popularity of a sport.
So another vote for metric based on its history. It's the same distance that American greats like Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, etc. have run for over a century.
Metrics 10Imperials 6I could of course use different names and pad this poll as some of the Mets might be doing.
another reason for metric wrote:
Screwball Jackson wrote:Metrics 9
Imperials 6
Obviously I am on the side of the Imperials so this contest is rigged.
But what I am for is AMERICA improving it's track & field. How can we make it more popular? Can we conquer the world? Even winning over the USA is going to be a tough sell. It will take a lot more than just switching the field events over from metrics to feet.
You know what it really comes down to for me is when results are listed in the local newspapers. All the results come out in meters. They do not even list the feet and inches.
Track is hardly ever in the newspapers and if it is, metric measurements have nothing to do with it being popular. Back when track WAS in newspapers, Jesse Owens ran the 100 meters in 1936, Carl Lewis ran the 100m in the 1980s, Michael Johnson ran the 200m in the 1990s. They were all very popular and the metric system was even less well known then than it is now, especially 1936. What makes you think that Usain Bolt would be more or less popular if newspapers wrote about how fast he could run 328.084 feet? Or if they wrote about Michael Phelps swimming the 656.168 foot butterfly or the 1312.34 foot medley? Metric has nothing to do with popularity of a sport.
So another vote for metric based on its history. It's the same distance that American greats like Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, etc. have run for over a century.
One of the strengths of track & field is being able to compare marks. In the Olympics we have always used the metric system for the running events. However in the field events, at least in America for sure, marks were reported in feet and inches and that is what the older people understand.
I also think that most people under thirty also understand the Imperial far better than the metric system when it comes to track & field marks but I cannot prove that. I doubt anyone else can either. The fact is we need a common ground to compare athletes.
Imperials 28
Metrics 14
Metrics 35
Imperials 28
Imperials 1,229
Metrics 1,006
Boston12 wrote:
Fulton J. Sheen wrote:Okay Boston12 says he is Canadian...that's his reason for voting metric.
Wow but I get to be judge even when it goes against what I want.
*** Runn1101 did not give a reason for voting for metric. It's too easy and not teaching anyone anything to not give a reason. GIVE A REASON.
This vote is turned down!
Imperials 5
Metrics 5
My vote was imperial. Miles > km
The word "miles" sounds better than kilometres but the metric system is vastly superior. Interestingly, America uses the metric system for the Dollar.
The metric system is good enough for the military, so I don't know why it wouldn't be good enough for jumping into a sand pit.
The real score remains Metrics 10 Imperials 6The post below does not count because there is no new information. Actually it's tempting to add it to the Imperial vote. Miles does sound a lot better than kilometers.
Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:
Boston12 wrote:My vote was imperial. Miles > km
The word "miles" sounds better than kilometres but the metric system is vastly superior. Interestingly, America uses the metric system for the Dollar.
42.195 klicks wrote:
The metric system is good enough for the military, so I don't know why it wouldn't be good enough for jumping into a sand pit.
Metrics 11
Imperials 6
Time for a rally by the Imperials. Perhaps the old guys (over 30 ) will get off work soon.
As you all well know, this is a biased survey. One, distance runners voting. Running events are metric so why would they want it different. Two, posters are insiders. You have no input from the 99% who don't post on here and watch track meets. Like seeing a poll from Fox News or MSNBC. Take a poll of ordinary American t&f spectators and see what you get. Also trying to intellectual your point of view doesn't make it right. I know what 10 feet is. It is not a make belief distance. When I measure a piece of wood I don't look at the metric markings on the ruler.
justthefacts wrote:
As you all well know, this is a biased survey. One, distance runners voting. Running events are metric so why would they want it different. Two, posters are insiders. You have no input from the 99% who don't post on here and watch track meets. Like seeing a poll from Fox News or MSNBC. Take a poll of ordinary American t&f spectators and see what you get. Also trying to intellectual your point of view doesn't make it right. I know what 10 feet is. It is not a make belief distance. When I measure a piece of wood I don't look at the metric markings on the ruler.
Metrics 11
Imperials 7
Yes the common man/woman in America knows the Imperial system. They have only a little knowledge of the metric system. So if we want to get NEW people interested in our sport we have to meet them halfway. Go Imperials!!!
You are correct in saying that this poll will not be accurate, but it is interesting to see how people feel. It makes sense that foreign lands would want metric. But if we want America to have good programs it is important to retain the Imperial system for field events! That's how I feel.
If you didn't have feet wouldn't that make it the paralympics?
Why just field.
So you want feet and inches for jumps and throws but are ok with metric for the track.
Must be really difficult to work how far a 90 metre javelin throw is!
I'd like them to list both metric and imperial for every performance.
That would help us learn metric better.
And one more thing.
If Americans used the Imperial system correctly and measured in yards feet and inches conversion would be a lot easier.
A metre is a little longer than a yard.
Same with weight, somehow you ditched stones.
How can you watch International athletics for years and not work metric out?
Get update!