You know, metricating brassiere sizes and bust measurements could be a way to attract more women to the metrication cause. Does the Miss World Contest (to be hosted by Nigeria this year) use centimeter-based bust easurements? -- Jason
----- Original Message ----- From: Nat Hager III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:22 PM Subject: [USMA:23274] RE: Brassiere sizes > Gee, Pat - I thought my recent post on Caltrans reaffirming metric might > stir some interest, but you just stole the show! > > <g> > Nat > > > > Dear All, > > Re: [USMA:23066] RE: Canadian ifp spam > > It seems to me that the letters A to D, DD, and E to F refer to a graded > method of volume measurement giving a range of seven grades (if you include > DD). > > Wouldn't the whole range be simpler if the volume of each cup was expressed > in millilitres, with (say) a 200 mL interval between each level. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin CAMS > Geelong, Australia > > on 2002-11-03 12.42, kilopascal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Re: [USMA:22943] RE: Canadian ifp spam2002-11-02 > > > > Here is another site showing the different sizes: > > > > http://keepingsecretstoo.safeshopper.com/11/cat11.htm?273 > > > > John > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Joseph B. Reid > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Sent: Saturday, 2002-11-02 14:23 > > Subject: [USMA:23064] RE: Canadian ifp spam > > > > > > Carleto asked in USMA 22943: > > > > Carleton > > > > P.S. How do you express "DD" in SI? > > > > > > > > > > Please give context. My father and his two brothers had DD after their > names, > > but it meant "Doctor of Divinity". > > > >
