On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 07:32:36 +0100, "Han Maenen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Simple. Mars Products America is trying to prove that metric is ridiculous,
>difficult, always yielding monstrous numerical values and therefore it
>should never be adopted in the USA. On the other hand this company is trying
>to prove that USC is rational, simple, always yielding sane numerical values
>and the only sensible choice of units.
>
>Here all Mars products are packed in rational metric sizes with no TABD
>'supplementary' indications at all

As in the UK. In fact, it's Mars who bring out a Christmas special,
called the 'Metre of Mars', while the good old British company,
Cadbury, brings out a 'Yard of Dairy Milk' (or somesuch).

Chris

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UK Metric Association: http://www.metric.org.uk/

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