>I now make parts for different people who e-mail/fax me drawings so I
> > can quote on them.
> > Some parts are such that I can't tell what they are or what they're
> > the purpose of them are.
> > Sometimes I see dimensions as obviously imperial ones, sometime it is
> > hard to tell, especially when I have NO clue what these parts are.
> > Personally, I don't give a rat's ass what system is used as I work in
> > both metric and imperial.
> > But what seems to be the reason for the US hold-out to stay with an
> > archaic system?
>
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> It all boils down to time Robatoy. It takes you longer to say metric stuff
> than inche stuff. Time is money.
>
> In the time we can say 1/2 inch and measure it. You are still listening to
> the guy calling out, gimme Twelve m i l l - i - m e t e r s.
> Or drive one mile vs. drive one k i l l - o - m e t e r .
>
> Too many dang syllables in that metric stuff.
LOL...not so!
I drive at 100 K on the highway or 50 K in town, 40 K at a school zone.. In normal conversation: " I drove a buck-twenty most of the way here." We never speak of millimeters..we speak of 'little stripes'.