Metric...
Posted by: thehold <thehold@...>
>BTW I am fairly familiar with the metric system. Have cm, mm, and l
>down pat, and am working on learning celcius. (we have our house
>thermostat set to 19 deg. C) Unfortunately, until they change the
>roadsigns (which I don't believe will happen in my life time.) I am
>unlikely to get a good feel for km. Even here in backward USA, we have
>to learn the metric system, and of course the scientific community uses
>it, almost exclusively.
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I'm afraid I share your pessimism about the US's refusal to convert to a
much more logical and user-friendly system. I've been using metric for so
long (for reasons to obtuse to go into here) that I tend to mentally convert
to celcius and meters in my measurements. In fact, I'd replied to Kaj's
post before I encountered yours.
Keep it up; while I'd resist a major government effort to force us to metric
(I am, after all, one of those "right-wing, homophobic, hate-mongering,
(insert adjective here), religious extremists" who happen to be involved in
politics), I'd still like to see the US start using it as a result of a
groundswell of support from folks like you.
Jeff and Belinda Smith - WilderLands Hold <*))))))<
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