Originally Posted by
Victor Stearns
I have to agree that the metric system is much easier to do the math with.
Yes, but...
That comment reminds me of a similar 'metric' thread on rec.woodworking many years ago. There was one twit there who was convinced that the whole world should convert to metric because "then we could do everything in decimal arithmetic, which would make computers run faster". (In the words of Dave Barry, "I am not making this up.")
Made my head hurt, I tell ya.
Last edited by Lee DeRaud; 10-11-2008 at 3:05 PM.
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