I guess that is the reason why the world community is trying to agree on the
Universal Metric System. You do not need the history to memorize the links
between diferent units. And the mathematics are much simpler.
Juanse Barros
Temuko-Chile
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De: Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fecha: Jueves, 25 de Mayo de 2000 12:48 a.m.
Asunto: Re: MI The Empire versus the metric
>I must admit I've been impressed with the discussion, it's brought a smile
>to my face a few times, well how about the Solomon Islands.... distance is
>measured by the litre there..........
>
>i.e the number of litres of fuel you need in an outboard on a canoe to get
>from A to B, weather, currents and load sometimes make the same journey a
>different length of course, as I found out to my cost a few times....
>
>I guess the bottom line is the best system to use in a place is the one
that
>most people in that place understand, or maybe that's controversial.....
>
>Mick
>
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