On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:26:54 +0100 (BST), BARRY HOLLAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >"> Engineers now work in Metric >> >> 1 Ltr = 1 Kilo >> >As an Imperial boy through & through I always thought it was *very* convenient >that a gallon of water weighs 10lb. Is the metric world now telling me that a >litre of water is 1 kilo? Too much of a coincidence methinks! > Barry > Nb suspicious Don't you have an Oxford English Dictionary then Barry :-) It says - "A litre - a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions,, now equal to 1,000 cc" strange how we have been using CC's to measure car engine sizes for ages - Britain started to go metric in about 1864 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_Kingdom but as usual - we have dithered and messed it all up, until we are the only country apart from the USA not to complete the process. I learnt the metric system in school in the 60's - used it exclusively in engineering since my apprenticeship and college in that 60's early 70's. Many friends in the medical profession use it, and my many friends from other countries just think we are just a little quaint and slow, and I can only agree with them. Countries like China and India are growing economically all the time and they will leave us all behind, as they already have in many manufacturing industries. Even our own narrow boats are now being built in Metric Poland. -- Malcolm
