There are reasons ..........
The imperial measurements systems, with the odd basis of 12ths, 14th, rods,
poles, furlongs and perches etc. etc. was a cunning British way of keeping
the minds of the English speaking nations of Empire more alert than those of
the foreigners! <G>
And dont forget, the Sun never sets on the British Empire ! (though there
are rumours that this is so because God was concerned about what the British
might get up to in the dark !!!)
Clive
Oxford, UK
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----- Original Message -----
From: <PopeyMike@aol.com>
To: <KVacek@Ameritech.net>; <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] cars2 the movie
>I beg to differ with you Karl. Metric system makes sense in more ways
> than one. It is the British system that is confusing for most people with
> fractions and inches and the base 12 measuring system.
>
> I think this was a conspiratorial plot by the British Crown to brainwash
> people in the USA and in this way keep the USA from using the metric.
> Imagine if we would have went metric back in the early 1900 - with the
> force of
> USA innovation we would have flooded the whole European theater with USA
> goods.......................................
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