i can count on my fingers the reasons why decimal measurements are the
easiest to work with.

aaron
'87 syncro westy ej22

>From: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
>Reply-To: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Metric this, metric that
>Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:24:02 +0000
>
>jake,
>
>as an architect i hope you are joking.
>simplle question: if your architect/builder/whatever hands you an 1:1
>model,
>how many times smaller is it than what you finally get?
>
>answer: 12 times. 1:1 means 1 foot=1inch....... so, how many times smaller
>is a 1:3/4 model/plan?
>
>car example. wrench sizes 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 5/16, 3/8........
>isnt it easier to say 12, 13, 14, 15?
>
>coming to your playwood example: true, if you keep the same size. but just
>cut them 2.5m x 5m
>
>welcome to the new tire thread. hope this doesnt dissolve into US vs the
>rest of the world......
>
>florian
>
>
>
>On 1/30/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Worse than that Kim, they use kilopascals, and I'll send you one if you
> > really want one!  I still don't know whether the barometric pressure is
> > fair
> > or foul!
> > If you think the metric system is cool, try living with the stuff. It is
> > completely non-intuitive and indeed was designed by the French to be
>that
> > way!  A 4 x 8 sheet of plywood is theoretically 2440 x 4880 mm. No way.
>If
> > you ask someone to show you with their hands what 2 feet looks like,
>most
> > people get pretty close - ask them to show you 60 centimeters and
>they're
> > stumped.  With feet and inches I can divide a foot by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and
> > 12.
> > With metric, you can only use 1, 2, 5 and 10, making it much more
> > difficult
> > to use in construction. The CBC, because it is funded by the Canadian
> > Government, had to convert all its scenery to metric! Cost a lot for
>zero
> > gain.
> >
> > I'm surprised that I am still so  pissed off that we went Metric, but
> > really, there is no good reason to use it in your daily life. I already
> > have
> > tons of wrenches in Imperial and Metric, and that's where it should have
> > stopped.
> >
> > Sorry for the tirade. I feel calmer now.
> >
> > Feet and inches, chains and rods, gallons and miles forever!
> >
> > On 1/30/06, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Okay, for all you folk that are so high on converting to the metric
> > > system....what's the pressure in your tires? Uh, huh. What's that PSI
> > > thing again?
> > >
> > > So, let's see would that be 2.75 bar in my tires...or 3.3 when fully
> > > loaded. Bah, let's use hectopascals instead. 2750 or 3300 (roughly).
> > >
> > > Hmm, I wonder where I can get a tire gauge that measures in
> > > hectopascals.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jake
> > 1984 Vanagon GL
> > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> > www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >

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