2001-10-17 Actual barrels are able to hold 200 L. These barrels are 208 L in capacity, but that is to the rim. When filled to 200 L, the limit is about 2 cm down from the top. Thus, a barrel can be made equal to 200 L. But, when a barrel is not an actual device, and is just a unit of measure, such as a ships capacity (e.g. to hold oil), then either the litre can replace this description or the cubic metre.
The 40 % is in industrial goods, such as machine tools, automobiles, soda pop, etc. Others on this list have pointed out numerous items sold in the American market and the list is available on the USMA website of metric products. Much is hidden to the public, but it is still there. Plus, of the numerous imports, all or most are metric. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2001-10-17 06:59 Subject: [USMA:15650] Re: USA - no metric future? > I havent noticed these 40%!! > > All I saw were inch, foot, ounce, mile and gallon! > > I think the barrel is more than outmoded and has to be replaced by 100 L > > > >From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:15641] Re: USA - no metric future? > >Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:01:00 -0400 > > > >2001-10-16 > > > >Well, we are already 40 % metric, but that is transparent to most > >Americans. > >Those jobs that require a metric knowledge will be exported. Products not > >made metric will have limited marketability overseas. Bad economic cycles > >will happen more often. > > > >Metric is more than a system, it is the foundation of the ISO, the IEC, and > >others. When you reject metric, you reject these and other organisations > >as > >well, and limit or destroy you potential growth and future prosperity. > > > >John > > > >P.S. Bist du Deutscher? Was denkst du passieren werden? Gibt es > >vermutlich, tauschen die Amerikaniern lang in der Zukunft voll metrisch > >nicht um? > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Tuesday, 2001-10-16 14:21 > >Subject: [USMA:15637] USA - no metric future? > > > > > > > what happens actually and what could you imagine if the US dont > >metricate? > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter > >http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp >
