In article <1134432470.189635.322230_at_g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Richard <riplin_at_Azonic.co.nz> writes
>> Meanwhile, since most of our tools, etc., are being made in China, we are
>> slowly converting them to the English system of weights and measures.
>
>You probably meant to say 'Imperial' system as the English system is
>now mostly metric. But then you probably meant 'American' because 16
>fl.oz in a pint, AF spanner sizes and UNF threads were never 'English'.
>
>> After de-metrification, it's only one small step...
>
>Hmm, they may print the labels with US measure conversions of the
>metric sizes - eg "Load not to exceed 440.924495207592 pound"
Most of the world went metric a long while ago. The US will have to
follow eventually.
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Received on Tue Dec 13 2005 - 03:33:38 CST
