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To: Olog-hai
Actually, we have adopted the Systeme Internationale. Our commonly used measurements have defined in terms of the international units ever since The Mendenhall Order in 1893. An inch is defined as 0.0254m. The second is also standardized throughout the world.
12 posted on 01/07/2013 10:05:53 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: reg45

Oops: “have defined” should be “have been defined”.


14 posted on 01/07/2013 10:20:01 AM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: reg45

That’s not congressional, so it would be unconstitutional.


16 posted on 01/07/2013 10:35:41 AM PST by Olog-hai
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