Considering the fact that most of the kids graduating these days can't read a tape measure,they won't have to be re-trained to metrics,my 2 cents!!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <jeffyor...@qx.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:07 PM Subject: Re: KR> inch vs metric. the whole story
> Every time I hear about the metric verses the American inch feet thing, > (as > it is being called here), It reminds me of way back in the 6th grade. > > Wow, I think that was like back in the 70's, or in metric would that be > the > 1778.00 's or maybe 1.77800's or 5.83333's or 1.94444 's. Oh well the 70's > sounds much easier for me. > > But anyway, In the 6th grade or is that the 152.400th grade or the > .15240th grade or the or the .16667 th grade in metric. Oh I digress. Well > that teacher I had back then. Mrs. Alexander. She told us that it was only > a > matter of a short time before the U.S. would be adopting the metric > system. > As she told it, the metric system was a much more accurate way of > measurement and that the U.S. was losing a lot of money in trade due to > the > difference in the measuring systems. > > Well that was some 762.00 metric years ago and we ain't switched over yet. > Or was that .76200 metric years ago, or was that .83333 metric years ago. > > Dang I'm getting confused. Why isn't there a metric calendar and metric > years. Dang it all, here we are calculating time on the same dang system > we > calculate U.S. measurements on. The system of 12. Twelve inches make a > foot, > and 12 months make a year and so on. Why ain't there 304.800 metric days > in > a year and .30480 metric months in a year and .33333 metric weeks in a > year. > Wouldn't it be that way if we really adopted the metric system ? > > Who came up with that metric system anyway? > > Just having fun with ya, > > Jeff York > KR-2 Flying > N839BG > Home page http://web.qx.net/jeffyork40/ > My KR-2 http://web.qx.net/jeffyork40/Airplane/ to see my KR-2 > Email jeffyor...@qx.net > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "3343V" <33...@swbell.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:29 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
