All are metric. I assume since BMW (or Diamler Benz-forgot which) owns Rolls Royce and Bently (also owned by a German company now) they are completely metric.
Might be a question for our friends across the pond.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Potts <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013 5:09 pm
Subject: [USMA:52480] RE: (4) Ten reasons to hate...
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
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And, of course, the micron is not even a recognized
> SI unit, having been displaced, years ago, by the correct micrometre (µm).
> Not a surprising error, of course, for an anti-metric
> luddite.
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> SI unit, having been displaced, years ago, by the correct micrometre (µm).
> Not a surprising error, of course, for an anti-metric
> luddite.
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I used non-US spelling advisedly, as the US spelling is
> ambiguous. Out of context, is micrometer referring to a unit of measure
> (micrometer) or a measuring instrument
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> ambiguous. Out of context, is micrometer referring to a unit of measure
> (micrometer) or a measuring instrument
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But we digress (or, at least I do).
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Bill
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> From: Kilopascal [mailto:[email protected]]
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> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 11:11
> To: U.S. Metric
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> Subject: (4) Ten reasons to hate...
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The ACWM claims on their Facebook
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One
> of our officers is doing volunteer work and encounters a wide variety of inch,
> cu. yd., gallon, Fahrenheit, and fl. oz. measures every time he makes it out.
> The only metric unit encountered is maybe the micron for respirator masks and
> the ubiquitous "16.9 fl. oz." water bottle. Gallons abound for water too though.
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http://www.facebook.com/ACWMeas/posts/400215216742066?comment_id=2331906
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USMA posters need to go to their site and post
> goods and products that they have encountered in the US that are rounded
> metric.
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Anyone also know how metric Rolls-Royce
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> From: Kilopascal [mailto:[email protected]]
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> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 11:11
> To: U.S. Metric
> Association
> Subject: (4) Ten reasons to hate...
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The ACWM claims on their Facebook
> page:
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One
> of our officers is doing volunteer work and encounters a wide variety of inch,
> cu. yd., gallon, Fahrenheit, and fl. oz. measures every time he makes it out.
> The only metric unit encountered is maybe the micron for respirator masks and
> the ubiquitous "16.9 fl. oz." water bottle. Gallons abound for water too though.
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http://www.facebook.com/ACWMeas/posts/400215216742066?comment_id=2331906
>
>
USMA posters need to go to their site and post
> goods and products that they have encountered in the US that are rounded
> metric.
>
>
Anyone also know how metric Rolls-Royce
> is?
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