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To: Larry Lucido

If you regularly actually used various measurements, you would understand the reason for the metric system


10 posted on 03/14/2021 12:23:54 PM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) History: Pelosi was pitiful vindictive California crone)
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To: bert; Larry Lucido
>If you regularly actually used various measurements, you would understand the reason for the metric system

We've always been told that length doesn't matter.

11 posted on 03/14/2021 12:27:35 PM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: bert; Larry Lucido

I regularly did in my career, and found English units more practical for many purposes. 54 PSI is a lot easier to deal with than 370,000 pascals, for instance.


17 posted on 03/14/2021 12:38:08 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda esta)
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To: bert

As a machinist I detest the metric system, and yes I tend to use very small measurements for QC.


18 posted on 03/14/2021 12:38:35 PM PDT by datura
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To: bert

I concur 10x


26 posted on 03/14/2021 2:53:30 PM PDT by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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