Alex Perry wrote: > > Christian said: > > (Note: degrees are still valid as they are *internationally* well known. > > slugs aren't) > > Yes they are ... each country's definition depends on local climate and fauna, > ranging from one gram, through one ounce to as high as one pound. I don't > know of a slug being one kilogram but wouldn't be especially surprised.
If you go back to the middle ages: that's true. And it was even worse as each town had its own measurements (and sometimes names; feet is one of the more common ones). But: today it's different. The majority of all countries "settled" on the SI system. CU, Christian -- The idea is to die young as late as possible. -- Ashley Montague Whoever that is/was; (c) by Douglas Adams would have been better... _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
