Look around you. We've been changing. The reason becomes obvious.
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I don't get it, why is metric better?
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LOL I had to read the 3 times before I got it. LOL... That is actually how a particular group of Texans pronounce it. Most Texans pronounce it like Henry Ford pronounced it.
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In Texas we call it R'Kansas. ;~) Not really but I do.
In Virginia, the city of Norfolk.. the locals pronounce it NaFu_k.
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I believe 8oz. is actually standard here for the Hoyte Toyte. ;~)
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Now be nice. ;~)
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LOL, We are our own world.
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Having worked in hi-tech fer 30 yrs, I used it all the time. I still do. I jes bought a "0.3 microns" respirator from Lee Valley Tools.
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Actually I recall the US begin the conversion in the mid 70's.
Thank you for that and the trillion dollar debt Mr. Jeemey Caater. Every politician has been trying to out spend him since that.
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No. ;~) LOL We like to call all inches Imperial just like we like to call Robertson square drive, Square Drive.
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Why are you aking me? Yer the one harping on points.
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I won't see kmpH signs being the norm, in my lifetime. I won't see .35484l Cokes, either.
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But it's true! ;-)
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Nice snip. You obviously don't wish to communicate.
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And in the real Norfolk, the county in the East of England, it is pronounced Norfu_k. I'm originally from the neighbouring county of Suffolk, pronounced Suffu_k:-) Graham
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It would be better for all if we didn't see *any* Cokes (or Pepsis for that matter).
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Those Europeans! They changed perfectly good .30 caliber to 7.62 millimeters, too!
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In my field, the term "micron" is commonly used informally and until fairly recently, was also used in our scientific publications. I don't know when the change to µm occurred but obviously some pedant had a hand in it. Graham
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We all choose our poisons. It's called "life".
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Leon wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
This'll throw another percent or three:
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dpb wrote in news:no7ubd$c86$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:
I'm not an old fogey, still much to young for that. I'm rather open minded when it comes to measurement systems, with one caveat: Pick one and use it! If it's metric, tell me and I'll adjust. If it's Imperial, tell me and I'll adjust. Don't pretend it's both, the difference between a 2" hole and a 50mm hole is a 2" item will fit snugly in the 2" hole and not at all in the 50mm hole.
I use metric quite a bit when model railroading, as it's convenient. Metric is good at measuring small things. I use Imperial when woodworking, Imperial is good at measuring average size things. When it comes to huge things, it's a tossup, but Metric would probably win out. It supports things like Gm (Gigameters) or even Ym (Yottameters) if you don't want to use light years. (I know those are the prefixes for storage, and storage stole them from Metric so I think they're right.)
If they had based the meter off something closer to the foot, like a cubit or something, they might have wound up with a system that was good at measuring small things (the centimeter would probably be the unit of choice), average size things (meters), and big things (Mm).
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