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Edward A. Dauer

Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

Three of the more important aspects of my life already are metric -
healthcare (dosages are are almost universally in mg/l and many infusions
are calculated in mg per meter of body surface squared); bicycling (even
American-made frames use hex bolts measured in mm); and wine (a quarto is
250 ml, a bottle is 750 ml). The other stuff, like engineering, will
eventually catch up. On the other hand, the legal system is still rather
British.

Ted, KN1CBR (enjoying a quarto)

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>Message: 22
>Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:51:43 -0400
>From: "Bruce Beford" <[hidden email]>
>To: <[hidden email]>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] temperature sensors and "convert" -- totally
> off
>Message-ID: <12D663FC375E4C44B2A966F9033F1805@HPE250f>
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>The United States is being dragged from Imperial measurements to the
>Metric
>System- Inch by Inch. 8)
>Bruce/N1RX
>(Enjoying a pint...)
>
>> Enough! It is time for the USA to quit fighting the rest of the world
>>and
>switch to Metric
>
>

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JHRichards

Re: Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

ER... um... ah... I have nothing to add to the metric system deal...BUT
AS LONG AS EVERYONE IS OFF TOPIC and saying what they are imbibing this
evening, I might as well join in, MAKE A TOAST AND DRINK to everybody's
good health !

Thus, I am enjoying a double shot of superb George T. Stagg Straight Ky
Bourbon, uncut, unfiltered, barrel proofed at 142.6, dumped and directly
hand bottled, hand labeled, and ... oh... so good, with lush toffee
sweetness and overlaying dark chocolate, with hints of vanilla, nougat
and molasses. Underlying notes of dates, tobacco, dark berries,
spearmint and a hint of coffee round out the palate. Mmmm.... so
smooth and good.

So, good health, peace and prosperity to all!

(whereupon he sips a wee bit of the bronze colored
nectar, and heaves a heavy sigh ...)

Ahhh..... good stuff. 73 and Good DX to ya. I am SURE Eric will
terminate the thread after all this!

-------------------- K8JHR ----------------------

On 6/22/2014 11:06 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote:
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> Ted, KN1CBR (enjoying a quarto)
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>> From: "Bruce Beford" <[hidden email]>

>> Bruce/N1RX
>> (Enjoying a pint...)

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bdenley

Re: Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

In reply to this post by Edward A. Dauer

Engineering was metric (MKS) in the late 60s when I got my degree. Sure we did some calculations with feet and inches by mostly it was meters, kilograms, etc.

Brian KB1VBF

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> On Jun 22, 2014, at 11:06 PM, "Dauer, Edward" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Three of the more important aspects of my life already are metric -
> healthcare (dosages are are almost universally in mg/l and many infusions
> are calculated in mg per meter of body surface squared); bicycling (even
> American-made frames use hex bolts measured in mm); and wine (a quarto is
> 250 ml, a bottle is 750 ml). The other stuff, like engineering, will
> eventually catch up. On the other hand, the legal system is still rather
> British.
>
> Ted, KN1CBR (enjoying a quarto)
>
>
>>
>>
>> Message: 22
>> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 18:51:43 -0400
>> From: "Bruce Beford" <[hidden email]>
>> To: <[hidden email]>
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] temperature sensors and "convert" -- totally
>> off
>> Message-ID: <12D663FC375E4C44B2A966F9033F1805@HPE250f>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> The United States is being dragged from Imperial measurements to the
>> Metric
>> System- Inch by Inch. 8)
>> Bruce/N1RX
>> (Enjoying a pint...)
>>
>>> Enough! It is time for the USA to quit fighting the rest of the world
>>> and
>> switch to Metric
>
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Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ

Re: Way OT - The Metric System is Inevitable

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Yup, we're way OT. Let's end this thread at this time so we can return to our regular Radio related mayhem..

73,
Eric
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