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Metric vs Fractional (Imperial)



On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 10:39:05AM -0500, Elijah R wrote:

> can do at least both systems and cope with the change over. Just about any 
> thing the government does is based on metric now. Hasn't any one noticed 
> the duel unit speed limit signs?

Never seen km/hr on any speed limit sign anywhere in the country... and I
live a stone's throw from Canada.

> submit work in ft/in (imperial) at all. My work as a engineering designer 
> is all in metric as is most the engineering field with the exception of 
> architects who are die hard imperial.

I hope you're joking.  The aircraft industry would have an absolute
conniption if you told them to switch to mettric.



Dan

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