[USMA:32694] Re: UK Public Servant

[Phil Chernack]

Unless I need precision, I think of an inch as 25 mm, a foot as 30 cm, translate a yard to a meter and think of a mile as 1600 m.� For weight, � lb is 125 g, � lb is 250 g, etc.� Volume, a cup is 240 to 250 ml and a pint becomes 500 ml (or � liter in colloquial terms).   Interestingly, when thinking of a mile as 1600 m, it gives the nice divisible numbers (400, 800, 1200) for �, � and � mile that you don’t get with dividing 5280 feet.� Isn’t that one of the arguments about why numbers like 12 inches and 16 oz are supposed to be much easier? J   Phil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hillger, Don Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:29 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:32693] Re: UK Public Servant   Nor do I!  Then we would still have a layer of unit names that would mask the simplicity of the metric system.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Hooper Sent: Wednesday, 2005 April 13 15:25 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:32692] Re: UK Public Servant   On 2005 Apr 13 , at 12:33 PM, John Nichols wrote: Finally it is a pity that the US did not define the inch as 25 mm, then this whole mess would not exist.   I don't think that would have helped anything at all.   Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Go Metric America! Or get left behind! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^