Regulating With Metrics

[alan forsyth]

The most useful fact is that 1 litre (10 x 10 x 10 cm) of water is 1
kilogram. So when I'm at the supermarket and look at a 5 litre bottle of
coke, I say to myself, "to hell with that, I'm not carrying 5 kilograms all
the way home!"

And of course on the way home you pass by the pub and think 2 pints = a
quart; now that sounds much better!

Coming out of the pub, you realize that 1 litre = 1.75 pints, (1 3/4) . Now
that sounds familiar; yes that is the hammer blow distance. Mmmmnnn...... 
may as well go regulate that 2 pint Chickering Grand.

I think Mr Barnard can continue from here........

AF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Barnard" <pianotuner at embarqmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Regulating With Metrics


> Yes. You have highlighted the problems:
>
> 1. It would have to be a 100 percent change and a very swift one, no
> dallying about and no "dual" systems.
> 2. The government would have to do it in a very high handed, no nonsense
> manner.
> 3. Who's going to put up with that?
>
> Just remember these simple rules:
>
> hectares (ha)  x 2.471 = acres
> hectares (ha) x 107,600 = square feet (ft2)
> acres x 0.404 69 = hectares (ha, indeed)
> square yard = 9 square feet (ft2) = 1,296 square inches (in2)
> mile = 5280 feet = 63,360 inches
>
> Etc.