[pct-l] miles vs. kilometers

[Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)]

LOL...  watch out, next thing you know you'll be called a traitor!  (tfic)  
BTW, I couldn't agree more.

Sly

In a message dated 10/24/2005 5:33:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dpbraunstein@hotmail.com writes:

> "Metric is un-american"? WTF? I certainly hope that was said T.I.C. God 
> forbid we should use a system that makes sense. 1 liter of water weighs 1 
> kilo and takes up 1,000 cubic centimeters. 0 = freezing, 100 = boiling. 
> Everything is divisible by 10. What a freaking concept! How much does a 
> gallon of water weigh? How many cubic inches is it? I have no clue (well, 
> except that I know that it is approx. 4 liters and I can figure it out from 
> there). 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters, which, convienietly is more or less 
> 1,000 steps for an average sized man. Feet? Miles? Ounces? Divide by 12? 
> Divide by 16? What a pain. Sometimes change is good. Stop being so stubborn.
>