Joerg, come on now. Do you really think the Americans will ever change
to metric? Not ^#&@) likely.
It just seems that they can't get a grip on a simpler measuring system.
Case in point is that they are only now and slowly at that, changing to
a dollars and cents way of reporting stock prices, instead of using
1/8's.
Sometimes I believe the only metric they know is what size of the carbs
on their bikes are. And yes I know the GTS is injected. Oh I forgot,
they understand tire sizes too.
You may know the saying that when you point you finger at someone, three
are pointing back at you. I have to admit, even though Canada is metric
a 2 x 4 is still a 2 x 4. We still build with the imperial system.
OK all you people south of the Canadian border, the teflon suit is on!
My .02.
S/A #10
Grant Gall
jalschwe wrote:
>
> >I thought
> >you had 16 fluid ounce pints, therefore 1 gallon = 16 x 8 = 128 fl. oz.,
> >and we had
> >20 fluid ounce pints, therefore 1 gallon = 20 x 8 = 160 fl. oz.
>
> >Therefore, if I used U.S. gallons, I'd be getting 36 on the open road and
> >24.8mpg round town! At about $4.70 per U.S. gallon, if my theory of the
> >16oz pint is correct :-(
>
> Could you please do the rest of the world a small favour ?
>
> Please use literes and meters for measurements.
>
> I am totally glad that you stay to amps & volts for a while.
>
> Joerg, Bavarian
> Where a "Mass" is a "Mass", and at Oktoberfest 0,64 literes.
