<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Easier than the American system? You = must be kidding! One lifetime ago when I was a hydrogeological consultant, a = basic concept I dealt with was the transmissivity of an aquifer. In rough = terms it is a measure of an aquifer's ability to produce water. The common metric = units for transmissivity is m2/s (meter squared per second). = Get ready for this one......... The American units are gallon/day/foot.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now you can picture in your mind = m2/s, but just try = to picture in your mind gallon/day/foot!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Try juggling those units around and = very quickly you will see the utility and simplicity of the metric = system.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>> 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 > Dean May           &nbs= p; cell 812.239.3359 > PianoRebuilders.com   = 812.235.5272 > Terre Haute IN  47802 > > -----Original Message----- > = From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of pianolover = 88 > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:21 AM > To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> > 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 &lt;hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu&gt; > Reply-To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; > To: Pianotech &lt;pianotech@ptg.org&gt; > 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: > &gt;They &quot;tried&quot; the metric system at the gas = pumps (at least here > in > &gt;Calif.) many years back, and it = TANKED! No pun intended. > &gt; > &gt;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. > > &gt;So we need to be teaching the = young the metric system and wait until > &gt;all the old farts die off.   Then we'll bury them 1.8288 meters > &gt;deep...;-] > &gt; > &gt;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. > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list = info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> <FON= T face=Arial size=2>> > _________________________________________________________________ >= Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools = and > more! <A = href="http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx">http://special.msn.com/msn/election2004.armx</A> <FONT= face=Arial size=2>> > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list = info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A> <FON= T face=Arial size=2>> > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list = info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></BODY><= /HTML>