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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Baloo: [QB] Jedi Weyoun: Your argument for metrication illustrates my point. You have a desire to convert, so for you, it makes sense. Go ahead, but I challenge you to use every unit of measurement in the metric system. You probably won't for the simple reason you (personally) don't need them all. BTW, the system of measurement we use in the U.S. is called the "English System" of measurements. <Trivia>Even during WW II, the English-English system and the American-English system were out of synch. If you measured the distance from the New York to San Francisco, the two (ostensibly similar) systems would disagree by a few inches, but that was enough difference that parts for Merlin Engines manufactured in the U.S. would not fit (or fit poorly) engines built in England.</Trivia> Why did England metricise? Probably because most of their trading partners were using Metrics anyhow. Does England still use Miles and Gallons? I dunno, but I think they did at least recently, if not now. Please understand, I am not anti-metric (I'm pro-metric, but also Pro-choice on the matter). If it's good to encourage (so-called) primitive peoples to preserve their culture, traditions, and language, why is it wrong that America tries to preserve that particular part of their culture? And if it's wrong for America, why isn't it wrong for other cultures? --Baloo [/QB][/QUOTE]
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