(OT) Metric - was The answer from Yamaha

[Farrell]

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Easier than the American system? You must be kidding! One lifetime ago =
when I was a hydrogeological consultant, a basic concept I dealt with =
was the transmissivity of an aquifer. In rough terms it is a measure of =
an aquifer's ability to produce water. The common metric units for =
transmissivity is m2/s (meter squared per second). Get ready for this =
one......... The American units are gallon/day/foot.

Now you can picture in your mind m2/s, but just try to picture in your =
mind gallon/day/foot!

Try juggling those units around and very quickly you will see the =
utility and simplicity of the metric system.

Terry Farrell


> You must be kidding. Or you've never had to do much math in the =
physical
> sciences. The metric system is way easier to work with.
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> Dean
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On =
Behalf
> Of pianolover 88
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:21 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: RE: (OT) Metric - was The answer from Yamaha
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> Still haven't heard any arguments for WHY we should switch to metric =
system;
> why is it better than our American system? If some had their way, we =
would't
> speak English either! Let's put it to a vote. I would wager that the
> overwhelming (U.S.A.) majority would vehemently oppose it! On a =
humorous
> note, "Team America, World Police" is hiarious! Especially to see the =
likes
> of Michael Moore and the rest of the Hollywood ultra =
socialist-liberals
> blowed up real good!
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> Terry Peterson
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu>
> Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: RE: Metric - was The answer from Yamaha
> Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 05:39:36 -0500
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> Friends,
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> At 17:33 10/19/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >They "tried" the metric system at the gas pumps (at =
least here
> in
> >Calif.) many years back, and it TANKED! No pun intended.
> >
> >Terry Peterson
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> Surprised they didn't stick with it. Paying 96.7=A2 per liquid unit =
(litre) it
> doesn't seem as bad as $3.66/USgallon.
> (paid more than that in Newfoundland this summer, but then took the =
25%
> exchange discount...)
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> They also started double listing the distances on interstate signs.
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> >So we need to be teaching the young the metric system and wait =
until
> >all the old farts die off.   Then we'll bury them 1.8288 meters
> >deep...;-]
> >
> >David I.
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> Immersion is the best way to learn a new language, but interment is a =
bit
> much.
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> Being only 1.72m, they could bury me standing up and still be able to =
mow
> over me.  Come to think about it, they already do... ;-{
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> YMMV
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> Conrad
> -still weighing in at only 11 stone.
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