Not to mention beer, still sold by the pint, I think?
You know, old habits die hard. The French pound ("livre") was scrapped
more than two centuries ago, and yet, they still refer to a half kilo
(the nearest equivalent) as "livre" on any marketplace in France!
Oh, and I also bought some electrical tubing today. Available dimensions
are: 16mm, 20mm, 25mm and... 32mm! Has a smell of Imperial measures in
it, doesn't it?
Serge
"Peter Drake" <[email protected]>
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16/01/2006 18:30
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Pour : [email protected], KRnet <[email protected]>
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Objet : Re: Réf. : Re: KR> "Mil" as in MILIMETERS off topic
In the UK Lumber is sold in multiples of 0.3m which is the nearest round
metric measurement to 1 ft which is 0.3048m. It is also the same for all
the lumber cross sections, they are all to the nearest metric equivalent
eg. 1" = 25mm.
On the continent they use a completely different set of standard
dimensions. So we havent really gone metric at all!
Hee Hee!
Peter Drake
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:22:49 -0000, Joachim Saupe
<[email protected]> wrote:
> What are metric feet?
> Joachim
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Peter Drake <[email protected]>
>> To: KRnet <[email protected]>
>> Date: 1/16/2006 3:15:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: Réf. : Re: KR> "Mil" as in MILIMETERS off topic
>>
>> Well mostly!
>> We still buy our lumber in metric feet!
>>
>> Peter Drake
>> Hereford UK
>
>
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