On Thursday, November 23, 2000, 10:16:34 AM, Thomas wrote:
ML>> I guess you use A4 size paper, right (unless you work for an
ML>> American company)?
> Of course not - a German company. BTW all standards starting with
> DIN, such as DIN-A4, come from Grmany (DIN standing for: Deutsche
> Industrie Normung), did you know that?
Nope! I do vaguely remember seeing DIN somewhere, but never knew
what it meant. BTW, after 4+ years in the U.S., I still prefer A4
over letter size paper. 6 mm narrower and 5 mm longer, A4 simply
looks better IMO. But in the U.S., one can't find A4 size paper in
any regular store, and of course I can't use it in any occasion
outside of my own house.
ML>> So its width is around 8.27 inch.
> OT: I do believe the paper sizes are in centimeters, though.
I know. I should say it's 210 mm * 297 mm. :) I converted it into
inch just to go with the cpi calculation. Again, after all these
years, I still have a hard time imagining, e.g., how tall a 5'9"
person is, or how hot 87 degree Fahrenheit is, before converting the
figure to cm or centigrade. I'm getting better--sometimes the
conversion is done subconsciously or even unnecessary--but they're
still not natural to me.
> With this, I'm of course starting the old discussion about the
> imperial systems versus the modern metric system. The old system
> is still used in USA, Bangla Desh, and Nigeria.
You mean U.K. has given up on the old system? I didn't know that.
> No wait: Nigeria just changed to the metric system. Do you see a
> chance the USA will catch up with the world sometime? ;-)
Absolutely not, I'm afraid. :(
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Ming-Li
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