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[Alex Carver]

By then the robots will be driving anyway and I can sleep during the
trip. :)

On 2016-01-26 16:44, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Our Linux-running robot overlords will mandate all speeds to be in the units of furlongs per fortnight. Failure to comply will result in the offenders banking records being rick-rolled.
> 
> On January 26, 2016 7:17:54 PM EST, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
>> More than that.  I'm not talking about wholesale use of the units
>> system
>> but the use of units on an every day basis similar to my Puerto Rico
>> example which uses some metric and some US Customary.
>>
>> For example, the UK still uses the Imperial stone and pound when
>> referring to body weight.  They also use pints for serving liquor
>> (nobody goes to the pub and asks for a "half liter" plus it is a legal
>> requirement (but changing) for selling draught beer).  Speed limits in
>> the UK are written in MPH and bridge heights are in feet and inches
>> (metric can be used as long as the Imperial units are also shown).
>> Distances are shown in miles and yards.
>>
>> Many countries still weigh precious metals in troy ounces (which is
>> different from Imperial ounces) instead of kilograms.
>>
>>
>> On 2016-01-26 15:56, Edward Holcroft wrote:
>>> "There's also still places that use the current British Imperial
>> system
>>> (still close enough to the US units) and that would be some of the
>>> current or former of the Commonwealth realms"
>>>
>>> Correct, Burma and Liberia.
>>>
>>> Edward Holcroft | Madsen Kneppers & Associates Inc.
>>> 11695 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 250 | Johns Creek, GA 30097
>>> O (770) 446-9606 | M (678) 587-8649
>>> On Jan 26, 2016 5:37 PM, "Alex Carver" <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Standard" is more a recent adjective because it was originally
>> Imperial
>>>> (and still sometimes is called that) since the measurement system
>> came
>>>> from England until a redesign of the Imperial system in the 1800's
>>>> changed a few definitions so now it's the US Customary Units.
>>>>
>>>> It's only now "standard" because that's what the US standardized for
>> its
>>>> own use and is most common here -- if it's not common it's not
>>>> "standard".  Of course that pretty much applies in any country
>> because
>>>> it would have no meaning elsewhere, there are "standards"
>> everywhere.
>>>>
>>>> There are also many places where the US doesn't use "standard". 
>> Puerto
>>>> Rico sells gasoline in liters and measures distances in kilometers
>> (but
>>>> the speed limit is MPH).  The other territories are similar but
>> that's
>>>> all because of their own histories of colonization.
>>>>
>>>> There's also still places that use the current British Imperial
>> system
>>>> (still close enough to the US units) and that would be some of the
>>>> current or former of the Commonwealth realms
>>>>
>>>> On 2016-01-26 14:12, Edward Holcroft wrote:
>>>>> I always smile at the thought that "standard" = what America uses,
>> and
>>>>> "metric" = what the rest of the world uses. As an immigrant raised
>> on the
>>>>> metric system, I wonder if I'll ever be smart enough to figure out
>> this
>>>>> "standard" system of measurement.
>>>>>
>>>>> And you're right, the fact that it's all mixed up helps nobody.
>>>>>
>>>>> ed
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 3:39 PM, William Bagwell <rb211 at tds.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tuesday 26 January 2016, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>>>>>> So did the coffee packers. Used to be a 1lb package that turned
>> into a
>>>>>>> 12oz package at about the same price.
>>>>>>> We don't use metric now because the auto industry yelled it
>> bankrupt
>>>>>>> them to convert. Hmm. Didn't we bail out a few? Don't they all
>> use
>>>>>>> metric now anyway? My "Made in the USA" Saturn Vue has lots of
>> metric
>>>>>>> bolts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Absolutely despise working on cars that are mixed! Foreign cars
>> are
>>>> metric
>>>>>> and antique Detroit iron is standard, but many modern American
>> cars are
>>>>>> both
>>>>>> and require two sets of tools. <muter, muter son of a duck!>
>>>>>> --
>>
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