The most useful fact is that 1 litre (10 x 10 x 10 cm) of water is 1 kilogram. So when I'm at the supermarket and look at a 5 litre bottle of coke, I say to myself, "to hell with that, I'm not carrying 5 kilograms all the way home!" And of course on the way home you pass by the pub and think 2 pints = a quart; now that sounds much better! Coming out of the pub, you realize that 1 litre = 1.75 pints, (1 3/4) . Now that sounds familiar; yes that is the hammer blow distance. Mmmmnnn...... may as well go regulate that 2 pint Chickering Grand. I think Mr Barnard can continue from here........ AF ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 5:09 PM Subject: Re: Regulating With Metrics > Yes. You have highlighted the problems: > > 1. It would have to be a 100 percent change and a very swift one, no > dallying about and no "dual" systems. > 2. The government would have to do it in a very high handed, no nonsense > manner. > 3. Who's going to put up with that? > > Just remember these simple rules: > > hectares (ha) x 2.471 = acres > hectares (ha) x 107,600 = square feet (ft2) > acres x 0.404 69 = hectares (ha, indeed) > square yard = 9 square feet (ft2) = 1,296 square inches (in2) > mile = 5280 feet = 63,360 inches > > Etc.
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