Paul-- I'm impressed. The editor didn't even get in the usual gratuitous anti-metric editorial digs. Even the Wall Street Journal editor had to take a few whacks!

The editor makes an error, however, when he added an accompanying illustration, in which he stated that a certain metric tool is not available in the U.S., when actually that tool is readily available.

The 8 m Stanley tape measure is in fact available in the United States, through the world's largest consumer site, Amazon.com. If you go into the Tools & Home Improvement department and search on "Stanley tape measure metric," it will be displayed as the first item (#33-726).

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