2002-08-25 I wasn't trying to say that everyone in Germany or anywhere else uses old units. But, in some cases, such as the example you cited, they are still used. Not in the sense that they are used in the US, but as a slang term for SI sizes. It is more important to note that in the US, devices still exist that allows for the measuring of old units with the present US definition. But, elsewhere, no such devices exist. Thus it is impossible to measure in old units. All a person can do if he/she chooses to use old units is to use the name only and apply it to a rational SI value.
Whether or not a person uses old unit names or not, a true test of a country being metric or not, is the existence of metric or non-metric devices to measure in. If no FFU devices exist, no matter how much old unit names persist, that country is not FFU. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-08-25 13:37 Subject: [USMA:21916] Re: question > this is wrong, e.g. in Germany only old people use pound! in former USSR a > pound has never existed! >
