Metric vs Fractional (Imperial)

[nicadimus@hotmail.com (Elijah R)]

Dan, I doubted there existance as well untill they started poping up. 
Examples ...
"In January 1996, the city of Amarillo erected speed-limit signs along Sixth 
between Adams and McMasters streets in both miles per hour and kilometers."

South dakota visual example     http://www.dm.net/~chris-g/sdak1.html
Arizona visual example   http://www.arizonaroads.com/interstate/i19.htm

NY...Not only is the I-90 section of the NYS Thruway marked backwards, with 
mile numbers going down as you go east, but there are two metric only signs 
when you drive westbound. I believe they are around Syracuse, which is 
nowhere near Canada. I've also seen Iowa and Illinois highway signs as well.


and for boring reading the offical Federal Government Metric Conversion 
Policy    http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/200/202/pub814.htm#act







>From: Dan Baisley <dan@angband.org>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Metric vs Fractional (Imperial)
>Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:52:34 -0500
>
>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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