[USMA:21514] Re: check this propaganda from BWMA

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2002-08-03 From what I can gather, the info on this page is from 1996.  Some of it may be very dated Here are some things from their web site that shows where non-metric is still used in Europe.  Can anyone very if this is true and to what extent this means anything?  Also, note that they list the names of some countries they still consider to use imperial.  But, even from their own words, they are not sure if these countries officially use imperial or just tolerate its use.  This is the main reason that many US businesses see no reason to change.  Even if all countries may officially be metric, they may tolerate the use of FFU, thus voiding any reason to convert. Also, does anyone remember the ISO standard specifying the size of the floppy disk?  Thanks!   John       One of our members obtained the following answer from the Managing Director of a tool-manufacturing company: "There may be a difference between those countries which still officially use imperial units and those which merely accept/tolerate imperial units. I am not well informed about this distinction but can only give you a list of those countries to which we send products which are manufactured to and described by us as being in imperial measurements. ... The list is: U.S.A. & Canada, Caribbean, Uruguay and Paraguay, Brazil; South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Sudan, Egypt; Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Hong Kong; Australia, New Zealand, Fiji." He adds that Finland, Norway and Sweden also order some specific products in imperial units. Various products We are trying to compile a complete list of the many products which are widely described using non-metric units. The following examples are believed to apply throughout the European Union (and often beyond). Further information is invited. Ammunition (inches) Aviation altimeters (scaled in feet) Computer discs (diameter in inches) Computer printers (printing position in inches, and resolution in dots per inch) Data storage tapes and cinematic films (length in feet) Denim jeans (waist size in inches) Electric fans (diameter in inches) Guns, pistols and rifles (barrel sections in fractions of an inch) Hamburgers (pounds and ounces) Jet engine thrust (pounds) Motor-car and cycle tyres (diameter in inches) Perfume and cosmetics (fluid ounces) Plumbing pipes and joints (sections and gauges in feet and inches) Television screens and computer screens (inches) Timber (feet and inches? -- this is disputed) Video tape widths (1/2", 3/4", 1") and audio tape widths (1/4", 1/2") Can you add to this list?  ~  e-mail us with your information [Click here]     ----- Original Message ----- From: Wizard of OS To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Saturday, 2002-08-03 05:05 Subject: [USMA:21509] check this propaganda from BWMA http://www.footrule.org/How%20Metric%20is%20Europe.htm   and what I wrote to them in my rage:     I have never read such a bull shit before!   it is even worse than Mein Kampf   nobody uses in germany pfund expect old people, nobody knows his mass in pfund and NOBODY weights babies in pfund!   pfund is absolutely restricted in in germany and NOWHERE you can see prices shown in pfund!   NOBODY uses Morgen, hektar is absolute standard!   there have never been computer discs 3,5" CD has 12 cm or 8 cm neither floppy disK (K makes it) has exactly 90 mm made my Sony! dumbed-down by IBM for stupid americans!   the A papers a absolutely metric:   A0 aspect ratio 1:sqrt(2) = 1 m�   aviation and seafaring was imposed by americans to have the imprial bs!   summed up, this is typical british bull shit.