[USMA:46536] Re: Centimeters vs inches

[Robert H. Bushnell]

This story shows again that we should not use centimeter. It is
too close to inch.
                                Robert Bushnell


On Jan 31, 2010, at 5:14 AM, John M. Steele wrote:

Pat will love this story:

http://www.newschief.com/article/20100131/NEWS/1315040/1009/LIVING? p=1&tc=pg

Wife measures in inches at home, and in centimeters in store. Great line, "I just thought they were small inches."

It ends questioning why we use the ruler of the ruler we overthrew in 1776 and advocates the US going metric.