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[RaisedByWolves]

Measurement systems are just tools. I'd say it was the people using them that caused the problems.

I’d like to also know what accidents the metric system would have avoided.

Also curious about metric seconds…

 

[Dhal22]

I'm in awe of you metric folks who can tell date and time, what with 365 day/52 week/12 month years, month lengths that are all over the place, 7 day weeks, 24 hour days, 60 minute hours, 1/4 hours, 1/2 hours and such. It must be hard for you when you can't just divide it all by 10. I have a hard time just sorting out the deci's from the centi's and the kilo's, so you have my admiration.


Tom

Yes! Clocks and calendars must drive metric users nuts.

 

[m1kemex]

metric users

You mean, people living anywhere but Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States.

 

[higgite]

You mean, people living anywhere but Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States.

I think he means people who don't use the imperial system, but still complain about it.

Tom

 

[Gnpenning]

 

[Dhal22]

Ever so slowly we are inching towards using the metric system here in the states…………

 

[higgite]

Ever so slowly we are inching towards using the metric system here in the states…………

Give those metric folks an inch and they'll take a mile.

Tom

 

[dabear3428]

I sold both of my boats for more than I paid for them. Maintenance didn’t bother me, just another excuse to go to the lake (my boats were at a marina).

wish i could say the same about my ex-wife!

 

[Dhal22]

wish i could say the same about my ex-wife!

I bought my boats AFTER my ex wife. Of course having a boat is one reason why I have another wife.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Ever so slowly we are inching towards using the metric system here in the states…………

I’m using it right now as the prints I was handed are in those commie units.

No big deal, I just hit a button on the DRO and suddenly everything makes sense.