On 30/04/06, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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The Sunday 2006-04-30 at 12:17 -0400, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
The failure of the US and Britain to convert to the obviously more sensible metric system isn't just a matter of stupidity or stubbornness. If nothing else, look at the investment people have in socket wrenches calibrated in fractions of an inch, and in the hardware that they fit onto. Or all those machine components that are measured in inches and have to fit together. Metric conversion is a terrifyingly expensive proposition.
You wouldn't need to change overnight. It could be done over years.
We changed monetary systems in Europe to Euro... think of all those machines that had to be replaced. It is doable.
Just wait until the Euro fails.... :-)))))))))) -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== PLEASE DON'T drink and drive it's not clever, it's just stupid. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR