Will, The system works fine overall, but there are some limitations. One is the description of relatively small things. A foot is a convenient size for small things. A foot is easier to visualize than 031 meters or 31 cm. It is good for approximations. Similarly a gallon is a useful unit, as is a cubic foot. I like the metric system, but it would be better if it had a unit in the metric system that was of a scale similar to the foot or gallon.
Ed "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Will Blozan To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:21 PM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Red Oak in Halifax Barry, What’s not to like about the metric system? It is far superior to the crazy base-12 English system and is also virtually universal world-wide. We Americans are holding on to an archaic system that makes global communication ever more difficult. As a nation we should switch over and be done with it. My two-cents from a base-10 monetary system. Imagine counting pennies in twelves… Will --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
