>
> There is nothing about the metric system that has anything like the body
> level sense of the old English system of measurement.
>
That is my premise exactly. While a good idea in therory it is far too
cerebral as it was implemented. It should have been turned over to a
sailor or a carpenter or a farmer to determine the basic meter. I
suspect it would have turned out to resemble a fathom. Outstretched
arms, one pace (left, right, left) Kings are a useful standard of
measure if for nothing else. The resulting divisions of a meter would be
much more practical IMHO. I'm not talking about the macro or micro world.
> , rods, chains, furlongs - what are they divisible by?
>
Each other. Being convenient to farmers and surveyors...unlike meters. A
rod would equal 2 of "Mike's meters". See above :-)
Mike
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