Metric vs fractional

[rocco16v@netzero.net (L F)]

Well....who ever came up with the meter?????
Give me the English system.
(and I, also, have wondered why the metric world uses 13", 14", 15", etc
wheels/tires....I mean c'mon; 195mm wide tires by 15"???)
Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Pieper" <rapieper@yahoo.com>
To: "John Van Vuren" <veedublu@prod.net>; "L F" <rocco16v@netzero.net>;
"John Lagnese" <jlagnese@massed.net>; "The List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: Metric vs fractional


> --- John Van Vuren <veedublu@prod.net> wrote:
> > The real question - we went to metric tire sizing (195mm wide,
> > etc)...  how
> > come wheels are still measured in inches??   With metric offset
> > measurments???    :)
>
> Yeah...and how come you buy fuel in gallons in England but count
> distance in miles?
>
> And how come Levi's are sold all over the world in inches?
>
> And who ever came up with the dumb old inch anyway?  What a silly
> system of measurement we have here.
>
> =====
> Cheapass Ron


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