(OT) Metric - was The answer from Yamaha

[Dean May]

You must be kidding. Or you've never had to do much math in the physical
sciences. The metric system is way easier to work with.

Dean
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of pianolover 88
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:21 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: RE: (OT) Metric - was The answer from Yamaha

Still haven't heard any arguments for WHY we should switch to metric system;
why is it better than our American system? If some had their way, we would't
speak English either! Let's put it to a vote. I would wager that the
overwhelming (U.S.A.) majority would vehemently oppose it! On a humorous
note, "Team America, World Police" is hiarious! Especially to see the likes
of Michael Moore and the rest of the Hollywood ultra socialist-liberals
blowed up real good!

Terry Peterson



----Original Message Follows----
From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: RE: Metric - was The answer from Yamaha
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 05:39:36 -0500

Friends,

At 17:33 10/19/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>They "tried" the metric system at the gas pumps (at least here
in
>Calif.) many years back, and it TANKED! No pun intended.
>
>Terry Peterson


Surprised they didn't stick with it. Paying 96.7¢ per liquid unit (litre) it
doesn't seem as bad as $3.66/USgallon.
(paid more than that in Newfoundland this summer, but then took the 25%
exchange discount...)

They also started double listing the distances on interstate signs.

>So we need to be teaching the young the metric system and wait until
>all the old farts die off.   Then we'll bury them 1.8288 meters
>deep...;-]
>
>David I.


Immersion is the best way to learn a new language, but interment is a bit
much.

Being only 1.72m, they could bury me standing up and still be able to mow
over me.  Come to think about it, they already do... ;-{

YMMV


Conrad
-still weighing in at only 11 stone.

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