Also see http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/235/appxc/appxc.htm <http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/235/appxc/appxc.htm> I love this page. What an argument for SI. Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 10 July, 2001 05:29 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:14278] Two more metric comments from the All_Aboard list. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ... > I kind of like our system of inches, feet, yards, and miles. Everytime I ... Lets see now, American (English) Statute measures run thusly: 1 League = 3 miles 1 Mile = 8 Furlongs 1 Furlong = 40 Rods 1 Rod = 5.5 Yards 1 Yard = 3 Feet 1 Foot = 12 Inches 1 Inch = 2.54 Centimeters (by law) so who says the USofA ain't on the Metric System? Hank, who'd love to consign the old system to the scrap heap of history. And: In a message dated 2001-07-09 01:38:53 Eastern Daylight Time, > ... writes: (replying to the above) > > > > What no furlongs? > > > > No, neither any leagues, rods, chains, fathoms, hands, etc. There's > something simple about a system that has only one name for a unit of length > and all you change is the quantity. > > cm And from a third person: And can I add- no confusion over Statute, Nautical, Russian and Swedish miles! All of them different!
