On 8/31/2014 1:23 PM, John Hudson wrote:
See here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States
and here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre_Convention
It reads as if the US really does have a problem grasping base 10 :-)
I have ten fingers, and can count base ten, but there are times when it is
boring and/or stupid.
Rationalization of all aspects of life is not necessarily desirable, to all of
us.
Contrary Moose
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