Joachim Saupe wrote: > 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.
I understand it, and actually like using it when I have to, like when making parts for metric machinery. The problem is that I know about what a foot is, about what a mile is, about what 1000 feet is, etc. Recalibrating my eyeballs to a new standard would be extremely tough. I have no clue what a kilometer looks like or what a 1/4 mile worth of meters is. -- Steve 33...@swbell.net N3343V- '75 C150M N205FT- KR1 #6170 He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in.
