Metric in France, of course.
This was invented by us during the french revolution. But some
expressions still refer to the old Royal system like 'il n'a pas bouge
d'un pouce' (He didnt move by an inch), or 'donnez moi une demie livre
de beurre' (give me half a pound of butter), one pound was not far from
half a kilo.
Bernard
'54 XK120
'56 Bentley S1
'60 BT7
'62 E-Type
'68 Fiat 500
...
Johnsen, Bernard F (AS) a icrit :
> Folks -
> As we all know, the U.S.A. is one of the few (if not the only)
> country that has not adopted the Metric System. I am not trying to
> revive this particular religious war, but I was wondering about
> something. Over the years I have acquired a great many sockets and
> ratchets. They come in several "drive" sizes - quarter inch, three
> eighths inch, half inch, and three quarter inch. Does the rest of the
> world use these drive dimensions, or do they have comparable metric
> sizes - perhaps 10 MM drive or 15 MM drive ? Just wondering.
> Healey content: I use these sockets to work on my BJ8.
>
> - Bernie Johnsen 1967 BJ8
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