Larry writes:
<< What the hell is a Hertz?? A rent a car It's like someone deiced that
HZ looked great even though it has absolutely no meaning and started
tacking it to the end of numbers. >>
I would guess it had something to do with adhering to the international
standard units of measure. We were unwilling (or incapable) of converting
our use of miles to kilometers, but the engineering community was more
flexible than the public.
Regards,
Leland
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