> Do you really think the Americans will ever change
> to metric? Not ^#&@) likely.
They will, it will probably take 200 years (like decimal trading) but they
will.
When doing that, hopefully California will take the opportunity to numbered
there exit !
Richard
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>
> 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.
>
