Thus said Jayce^ on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:44:06 MDT:

> http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Metrication/proportionality_ergonomics.htm
> http://www.ourcivilisation.com/weight/
> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ockham/stories/s11563.htm

Interesting opinions  on the  topic. I  can't say I  agree with  most of
them. The  readability of a  measuring tape  might have some  merit. The
argument  that Imperial  measurements are  more ``human''  oriented seem
logical to some extent.

Andy
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