andy pugh wrote: > On 15 December 2012 20:07, Rafael Skodlar <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> One thing that Americans are terribly conservative about is standards. >> They will not adopt metric system, not even at the gun point. >> > > Not even using a 9mm? > Yeah, the military has been totally metric for quite some time. All guns were metric during the Vietnam war, now everything is metric, tools, maps, parts.
Autos are all metric except for wheel lugnuts. Aircraft manufacturing is all metric. Lots of consumer products are made in metric measure, with the US measure also on the package. Sodas, for instance. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
