Unfortunately, that attitude prevails here in the USA since most people don't understand the simplicity of the metric system, where the meter is the "yardstick", where a cube of 10cm x 10cm x 10cm has a volume of 1 liter and when you fill this cube with water, it weighs 1 kilogramm. Joachim Ft Worth, Texas
> [Original Message] > From: 3343V <33...@swbell.net> > To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > Date: 2/6/2006 2:32:03 PM > Subject: Re: KR> inch > > Quique Alvarez wrote: > > I *HATE* the inch, feet....... > > > > I am study the plans of the kr2-s..... > > > > When do the Americans change their metric system???????? > > God willing, never. It would take me 20 years to change the way I think of > measurements. > -- > Steve > 33...@swbell.net > N3343V- '75 C150M > N205FT- KR1 #6170 > He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in. > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html