[DeTomaso] Fw: Deck Lid

[Thomas Tornblom]

Curt Hall skrev:
> They tried that years ago ( back in the 70s, some of us old farts might remember) at the gas station with liters. NO one liked it! Kinda like the new math, in the early 60s! Doh...it just ain't right!

Even the Brits have switched now, for everything except speed limits 
(mph), driving distance (miles) and personal weight (stones) AFAIK.

I think your children will thank you when you finally switch. The math 
is just so much simpler using metric units, and it will reduce a lot of 
confusion that has resulted in some high visibility NASA failures. I do 
see in many NASA and american science podcasts that even american 
scientists use metric units though, so I guess there is hope :-)

>  
> Curt

Cheers,
Thomas

> 
> --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca> wrote:
> 
> From: Will Demelo <wdemelo at cogeco.ca>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fw: Deck Lid
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 5:19 PM
> 
> When is the US finally going to get with the rest of the world and convert 
> to the metric system?
> 1 kg = 2.2 lbs
> Will
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>;
> <eanderson at geotracinternational.com>; 
> <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Deck Lid
> 
> 
>> In a message dated 1/11/09 14 16 9, hemipanter at hemipanter.se writes:
>>
>>
>>> 30 kg.
>>>
>> Okay, next question.
>>
>> How much does 30 kg weigh?   And please don't reply in stones, 
>> semi-furlongs,
>> watts, or any other non-POUND unit of measure. :>)
>>
>> Mike
>>
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