To: mlc9852
Many people can get by without it. My wife is into making jewelry and aromatherapy scents; she has to buy a lot of her supplies from overseas and is always asking me to make conversions from metric to standard for her. As the world becomes more integrated more and more people will start having to use the metric system on a regular basis.
As I pointed out above, I started using it regularly because of one of my hobbies -- I'm an amateur paleozoologist, and nearly all publications dealing in the subject use the International system for measurements.
7 posted on
05/15/2006 10:47:05 AM PDT by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: Junior
Well, my teachers were saying the same thing you are and I'm still waiting. Actually I am quite surprised the US hasn't converted to metric yet but I guess we are a stubborn lot.
15 posted on
05/15/2006 10:54:05 AM PDT by
mlc9852
To: Junior
"is always asking me to make conversions from metric to standard for her."
google does that
type in "convert 4 liters to gallons" etc.
53 posted on
05/15/2006 11:24:03 AM PDT by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: Junior
60 posted on
05/15/2006 11:27:24 AM PDT by
GATOR NAVY
(Twenty years in the Navy. Never drunk on duty - never sober on liberty)
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