The US legacy imperial system is inefficient and shouldn't be used

I apologize, I assumed my opponent was pro-metric. However, I do contend that it is difficult to label something as inefficient and advocate to get rid of it without comparing it to another system, unless you're advocating for a perfect system without faults, which can't exist. Any system will have it's share of inefficiencies, it is merely our job to find the system that is least inefficient, which isn't really possible without drawing a comparison. Let it be noted that the comparisons stand as far as this debate is concerned. MyopicMy opponent is trying to twist my words here. I do not disagree that things like surface, volume, and electric current are important in today's world. I simply do not believe that everything that ever needs to be measured has to necessarily be included in one system of measurements. We currently have two system of measurements today don't we? As I stated and provided evidence for earlier, the imperial system is much more suited for everyday needs and common measurements whereas the metric system is more suited for the world of science. What my opponent claims as myopic I claim as convenience. The imperial system is well-suited for everyday measurements that people use often, but admittedly, not well-suited for measurements that we don't often use. However, I contend that there are many units of measurement that most people will never use in their lives, why do they need to concern themselves with them? As for the point about supermarkets selling you 16 ounces and claiming 20 ounces, my opponent has provided no proof or evidence to show that that scenario is something that happens, and even if it does, as I showed last round with gigabytes vs metric gigabytes, is not something unique to the imperial system and therefore is not an accurate strike against it. RecipesI'll begin by detailing what exactly it means to be inefficient. According to the Oxford Dictionary, inefficient means not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources[1]. How my opponent can claim that the imperial system if inefficient simply baffles me. When cooking, what exactly do you have in your kitchen? Teaspoons? Tablespoons? Standard cups? To claim that using the contents already found in most kitchens (ie, making the best use of resources) is inefficient, not only doesn't make sense, but goes against the actual definition of inefficiency! Now, my opponent claims that Alyn Williams doesn't use imperial measurements in the recipe I provided, but I would like for you all to look again at the BBC link I provided in my last round. You will see everything from Chardonnay vinegar to flaked almonds measured in fluid ounces or ounces. Frankly speaking, my opponent's arguments have no legs to stand on. Furthermore, my opponent has also provided no evidence whatsoever to back up his claim that the tablespoon Alyn Williams uses in his recipe differs from the tablespoon in the imperial system. In actuality, my opponent's naivety ignores the fact that the imperial system was one of the earlier universal systems of measurements, so EVERYTHING, including tablespoons were art of the imperial system. They have not changed over time. As my opponent said, a tablespoon is defined as 14.79 of a milliliter, which I'm sure you would agree, is not a very "efficient" or "clean" measurement. However, in the imperial system, a tablespoon is defined as 1/2 of a fluid ounce.[2] Since Alyn Williams uses fluid ounces in his recipe, it makes much more sense to conclude that the tablespoon being used is in actuality, the tablespoon of the imperial system, since it converts much more cleanly. It is obvious here that the imperial system when used in the kitchen is extremely efficient. Now I ask, what do you or your spouse do more regularly? Cook? Or measure current and surface area? My opponent's claims at inefficiency simply do not add up.Scientific NotationSince my opponent is not arguing in favor of the metric system, I'll move on. Unit ConsistencyNot sure what my opponent was arguing here, as he said the units in the imperial system are standardized. Seems to me that he was just arguing for the sake of arguing here.CookingI already provided evidence on how the imperial system is used while cooking, so I won't go as in-depth for this section. However, my opponent's arguments here make little sense. Yes, volume of flour can vary by the "tightness" of the flour, but again, that is not a strike against the imperial system. And further still, going back to the definition of inefficiency that I provided earlier, you will see that by using things that are already in most kitchens, it is by definition, efficient. I am aware it is not perfect, but surely you will agree that varying flour tightness will not throw off a measurement enough that the end result will be drastically different. When cooking and using things like flour, very rarely is there a need for a pin-point exact measurement. And for my opponent's last point "in a sense, there is no scam...You feel scammed because YOU use the WRONG way to measure the number" can be equally applied to pounds when he tried to state that because there is another type of "pound" supermarkets can scam you. I'll let that point stand as his own words are undermining the arguments that he is making. My opponent is trying to have it both ways and failing at doing so. ConclusionMy opponent claims that because the imperial system wasn't built to convert between 1,000 different units like say, a chemist might do, that it is inefficient (he maintains that he is not advocating for the metric system even though this point obviously represents the essence of the metric system). However, I contend that doing so is even more inefficient. As I stated earlier, things like time and days of the week are not broken down into "easy" base 10 numbers. Why is that? Simple. Things aren't always "clean" in the real world. Time is the way it is because it works and is useful for dividing up the rotation of the Earth, even if it doesn't include the easiest numbers to work with. Likewise, the imperial system is the way it is because it works and is useful, even if it doesn't include the easiest numbers to work with. Now I know that my opponent is not pro-metric (lol), but let's take a look at an imperial ruler. 12 inches, inches broken down into fourths, eights, and 16ths, sometimes even 32ths. Now let's look at a base 10 ruler. How do you accomplish the same feat? How do you break 10 down into 3 parts? You certainly can't do so on a ruler. While the imperial system is admittedly ineffective when converting between many different units, for everyday applications and simple measurements, claims at inefficiency fall short. So I ask you voters, is a system inefficient when it doesn't factor in abilities that most people will never need, or will very rarely need? I do not think so. I think a system is more inefficient when it doesn't factor in abilities that people will need everyday. With this, I contend that the imperial system is efficient as-is, and ask that you vote against the motion.[1]http://oxforddictionaries.com... [2]http://books.google.com...