Ken <tyl### [at] pacbellnet> wrote:
> I'm all for it as long as it is in inches, feet and yards rather than that
> stupid metric system.

  I don't understand why the American system would be better and more
logical.

  A foot has 12 inches. A yard has 3 feet. A mile has 1760 yards.
There's no very logical connection between these units and it's very
hard to convert between them.
  For example, how many feet are there in 4 miles? The answer is 21120.
Very easy to calculate in your head?
  How many yards are there in 11 inches? The answer is: 0.305555

  Compare it to this: How many meters are there in 4 kilometers?
This is very trivial to calculate in your head: 4000.
  How many meters are there in 11 cm? Answer: 0.11

  The whole metric system is based on multiples of 10, and many of these
multiples are named. Do you talk about nanoinches, nanofeet, nanoyards
or nanomiles? How do you usually talk about measures markedly larger
or smaller than the units? Can you convert easily from megainches to
nanomiles?

  Can you tell with a straight face "a mile is 63360 inches, 5280 feet
and 1760 yards, and this system is not stupid"?

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