Of course you're right. NASA did just fine until they started converting
into metric units! <g> The metric system has been the official system of
the US for over 100 years. The problem is no one can visualize how much a
kilometer, gram, or a degree Celsius is. About all we know for sure is how
much a liter is from the drinks.
Gregg
From: "Dylan Sutton" <dsut4392@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sheesh, you Americans! The flash manufacturers all seem to give their GN
> in metres, why do you have to go and bring feet into it?
> Pounds, ounces, stones, gallons, feet, inches, degrees fahrenheit, when
> will you stop using these antiquated measures?? Unnecessary conversion of
> units is just asking for trouble, as NASA learnt to their $400M chagrin...
> Dylan
> PS you still have nearly 10 months to enter the 20th century...get
cracking!
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