I will challenge that. The beauty of the Metric system is that all units (length, mass, volume, etc.) are related in a decimal way. For example, one cubic meter is just 1000 liters. Try to do the same when dealing with pounds and inches!
Serge Vidal KR2 ZS-WEC Tunis, Tunisia -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Ron Eason Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 3:43 AM To: kr2coo...@earthlink.net; KR builders and pilots Subject: Re: KR>Mertic system [ NON_KR SUBJEST] One system is no better than the other, it's just a system of measurements. I work with both all the time. I would give the edge to English because it gets you thinking in different base numerical systems. Nature and the Universe is not based on the 10's system. I stimulates a better understanding of math. KRRon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Cooper" <kr2coo...@earthlink.net> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 7:07 PM Subject: Re: KR>Mertic system > I think it was a big mistake not to go to metrics. The world is on one > standard and we in the USA on another. Metrics is so easy to learn if we > would just do it. Just try to work on an American car and see how many > fasteners are American and how many are metric. You never know which wrench > to pick up. > > Robert J. (Jack) Cooper > kr2coo...@earthlink.net > http://www.jackandsandycoooper.com/kr2 > Why Wait? Move to EarthLink. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mark Langford <n5...@hiwaay.net> > > To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> > > Date: 9/7/03 6:34:32 PM > > Subject: Re: KR>Building a KR2 > > > > Fraser wrote: > > > > > I just wish all you guys would give your measurements in real terms, ie > > > millimeters, kg, Newtons, etc, instead of these ancient english imperial > > > things. Pity you didn' t throw the imperial system overboard with the > tea > > > in Boston, all those years ago! Makes my head ache, having to do the > > > conversions. > > > > I agree wholeheartedly! We almost got smart and made the big move to > metric > > in the seventies, but somehow the effort got side tracked, and we're mired > > in the dark ages again. There's nothing worse than a slug! I'm 100% for > > the move to metric. I lived in Germany for three years and loved it (and > > for many other reasons)... > > > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > > N56ML "at" hiwaay.net > > see KR2S project at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
