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To: Sherman Logan

I should have added Esperanto to the list.

For things that require precision (science & engineering), the metric system makes infinitely more sense. For less precise, everyday use, an inch, a foot, a yard, etc... are much easier. That’s why there’s still resistance to the Metric system for things that don’t require much in the way of calculation or precision.


31 posted on 06/27/2014 8:47:37 AM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: cdcdawg

I notice that in UK they still talk about how much a person weighs in stones, not kilos. I have to look up every time how much a stone is. (14 pounds.)


49 posted on 06/27/2014 9:00:19 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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