Gene They solved the litres issue in the UK but making it illegal to sell most things in anything but metric units. However we still measure distance in miles, so what units should we be working out our fuel economy? Miles per litre?
At least we can still buy beer in pints ( 20oz ones of course :-) ) Mike On 16 Jun 2012, at 17:41, gene heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote: >> > Peter, I was all on that hay ride for as long as it lasted. But when the > gas stations that first put in pumps that measured liters made note that > their monthly usage pumped into the customers tanks dropped to 10% because > folks would just drive on down the street where they could buy gas by the > gallon, a unit they had used all their lives, that effect brought the > metric conversion of the US to a screeching halt. The rest of the system > did go metric, but that today is entirely the effect of all the > manufacturing having been exported. Had they put dual displays in the gas > pumps for a few years, so folks could see at a glance what they were > paying, they might have been able to let the gallons displays gradually > fail, but some numbed nuts bean counter apparently wouldn't consider that > idea. Instead, we took very careful aim and shot ourselves in both feet. > > I suspect real estate was also to be a holdout, hell, nobody around here > has a clue what a hectar is, not even me. > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
