----- Original Message ----- From: "jpcarette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2001-02-15 01:08 Subject: Re: decimals not fractions? [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] > In addition, fractions and that I-P is "easier" to handle them is the kind of false arguments ant-metric use. They do not even realize that an electronic scale show pound and tenths of pounds, not ounces ! > Same for digital measurment devices like calipers, micrometers etc... It's in 0.001" while the old mechanical devive had two rulers, one up to 1/128" (never met a mechanic who could use it), the other in 0.001". > Just bought a new digital Mitutoyo caliper, metric only, cheaper than the inch/metric. By the way there is no inch only anymore. > If you go to their site you will see that they have to stock and built twice as many measurment devices than if it was metric only. A shame ! > Fractions is the kind of false argument that indeed pleads in the favor of the elimination of I-P. > > --------------------------------------------- > DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL! > --------------------------------------------- > You have chosen to receive messages from "Metric America" by email. > > Reply to this message: > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/bbsfrp?action=r&tid=metricamerica &sid=12177109&mid=946 > > Unsubscribe from the Club mailing list: > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/config/change_mb_list > > Return to "Metric America": > http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica > ---------------------------------------------- > > Not a member? Remove yourself from this list: > http://edit.clubs.yahoo.com/config/unsubscribe_mb_list?.userID=millitesla&.g roupID=metricamerica&.groupType=&.code=kqkKEmys7C > >
