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[pct-l] miles vs. kilometers
- Subject: [pct-l] miles vs. kilometers
- From: Slyatpct at aol.com (Slyatpct@aol.com)
- Date: Mon Oct 24 16:45:56 2005
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.
>