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It would be too confusing to standardize...
BTW, even rocket scientists could not get this right
https://www.simscale.com/blog/2017/12/nasa-mars-climate-orbitemetric/
<https://www.simscale.com/blog/2017/12/nasa-mars-climate-orbiter-metric/>
Favorite story of mine to tell my computer IT students
Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
59 BN4
67MGB
65 AH Sprite
phone makes it's own choices. Forgive typos
On Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 10:33 AM Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
wrote:
> The odd thing is that in many countries that have converted there are som=
e
> really strange exceptions.
> In Canada the construction industry, including I believe HVAC still uses
> imperial.
> In the UK road distances are in miles but fuel is dispensed in litres
> making fuel economy calculations a tad odd!
> Of course now here in Canada, as in most of the civilized world, fuel
> economy is expressed in litres per 100 km which to someone of my age is a
> bit confusing because "more is worse" rather than "more is better" as it
> was in MPG.
>
> M
>
> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 1:12 PM Robert Begani <rfbegani@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What I heard back in the day, a Michigan congressman saw a dual speed
>> limit sign in English mph and Metric kph. He thought =E2=80=9Cwhy shoul=
d I and my
>> constituents have to learn a European Language=E2=80=9D. Unfortunately,=
the
>> Michigan car makers encourage him to propose an amendment to the US law
>> which provided for a 10 year transition to the metric system of weights =
and
>> measures. This amendment put a temporary hold on the progress and has
>> never been removed so there was no progression require conversion, to te=
ach
>> school children to learn and so on. However, there are many roads in th=
e
>> USA which still have dual signs which by law cannot be removed as they a=
re
>> under phase one of the law.
>>
>>
>>
>> Every country in the world using the English system of weights and
>> measures signed the international treaty and began to covert to the metr=
ic
>> systems, except the USA. In all those countries children began to learn
>> the system in the 60=E2=80=99s and the use of dual signs and gauges were=
acceptable
>> until everyone in these countries became knowledgeable in the metric
>> system. Too bad we had to say =E2=80=9Cwait a minute =E2=80=9C which ha=
s lasted our
>> lifetimes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Note, all automobiles, and many manufactured products are fully metric
>> today except the humans which use them.
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Begani
>>
>>
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"auto">It would be too confusing to standardize=
...</div><div dir=3D"auto">BTW, even rocket scientists could not get this r=
ight=C2=A0=C2=A0
<a href=3D"https://www.simscale.com/blog/2017/12/nasa-mars-climate-orbiter-=
metric/">https://www.simscale.com/blog/2017/12/nasa-mars-climate-orbitemetr=
ic/</a>=C2=A0 =C2=A0Favorite story of mine to tell my computer IT students<=
br><br><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>5=
9 BN4<br>67MGB<br>65 AH Sprite<br>phone makes it's own choices. Forgive=
typos</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" cla=
ss=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 24, 2020, 10:33 AM Michael Salter <<a href=
=3D"mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.c=
om</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"=
comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">The odd thing is that in ma=
ny countries that have converted there are some really strange exceptions. =
<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic san=
s ms",sans-serif;font-size:small">In Canada the construction industry,=
including I believe HVAC still uses imperial.</div><div class=3D"gmail_def=
ault" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:s=
mall">In the UK road distances are in miles but fuel is dispensed in litres=
making fuel economy calculations a tad odd!</div><div class=3D"gmail_defau=
lt" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:sma=
ll">Of course now here in Canada, as in most of the civilized world, fuel e=
conomy is expressed in litres per 100 km which to someone of my age is a bi=
t confusing because "more is worse"=C2=A0 rather than "more =
is better" as it was in MPG.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=
=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small"><br><=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:"comic sans ms&=
quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 1:12 P=
M Robert Begani <<a href=3D"mailto:rfbegani@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer=
" target=3D"_blank">rfbegani@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US"><div><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color=
:rgb(31,73,125)">What I heard back in the day,=C2=A0 a Michigan congressman=
saw a dual speed limit sign in English mph and Metric kph.=C2=A0 He though=
t =E2=80=9Cwhy should I and my constituents have to learn a European Langua=
ge=E2=80=9D.=C2=A0 Unfortunately, the Michigan car makers encourage him to =
propose an amendment to the US law which provided for a 10 year transition =
to the metric system of weights and measures.=C2=A0 This amendment put a te=
mporary hold on the progress and has never been removed so there was no pro=
gression require conversion, to teach school children to learn and so on.=
=C2=A0 However, there are many roads in the USA which still have dual signs=
which by law cannot be removed as they are under phase one of the law. <u>=
</u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;=
font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></sp=
an></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Ari=
al,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Every country in the world using the En=
glish system of weights and measures signed the international treaty and be=
gan to covert to the metric systems, except the USA.=C2=A0 In all those cou=
ntries children began to learn the system in the 60=E2=80=99s and the use o=
f dual signs and gauges were acceptable until everyone in these countries b=
ecame knowledgeable in the metric system.=C2=A0 Too bad we had to say =E2=
=80=9Cwait a minute =E2=80=9C which has lasted our lifetimes.<u></u><u></u>=
</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family=
:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-ser=
if;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Note, all automobiles, and many manufactured produ=
cts are fully metric today except the humans which use them.<u></u><u></u><=
/span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-seri=
f;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Bob Begani</span> <u></u><u></u></p><div><blockquot=
e style=3D"border-color:currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204,204,=
204);border-style:none none none solid;border-width:medium medium medium 1p=
t;padding:0in 0in 0in 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><p class=3D"M=
soNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12pt"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></blockquote=
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