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Re: Hey, keep your metric up there in .ca!
Posted by BarryM (more from BarryM) on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:48:01
In Reply to: Hey, keep your metric up there in .ca!, nwas, Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:43:17

Nah, the standard system is arcane. 10 ounces, is that ounces or fluid ounces? 5280 feet per mile? Water freezes at 32 degrees and boils (at sea level) at 212 degrees? Why so complicated? One liter of water weighs one kilogram. One gallon of water weighs .... yeah, I always have to look that one up.

Even the US Military uses the metric system. Base 10 falls under the KISS philosophy.

The only SI units (that I have used) for I have a poor feel for are Becquerels and microSieverts - I'm used to picoCuries and milliREM.

All this has made me thirsty - I guess I'll crack open that last liter of coke in the 'fridge!

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