On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:44:53 -0700, "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>The simple fact is the STANDARD AMERICAN system of weights and measures is >METRIC! It has been so since the middle 1800's when our Congress adopted the >metric system as our official system. What they did not do was to make it >illegal to continue to use the clumsy, crazy "American/English" system. (40 >lashes for each of 'em with a wet noodle!) So, stubborn Yanks that we are, >we still measure by the King's thumb, etc. The first segment of my right index finger is one inch. My right foot, approximates one foot, my spread arms extend one yard. To replace those with arbitrary measurements (simply to make the math easier?) seems absurd to me. I just bought a calculator. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
