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Posted by Rod F. on August 05, 2003 at 21:25:40 from (142.177.93.102):
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: New Belarus tractors - tir posted by RAB on August 05, 2003 at 11:18:55:
Hi RAB, Of course you're right. Metric and Imperial threads are different size. My thought was more in line with simply establishing size by eye, not the conversion, as such. Pitches are standard at 1, 1.5 2 mm etc. That's not difficult, only that a mulitude of closely spaced sizes often leaves me guessing, or running for the gauge. As I said before, I am well metricated. That was all that was taught in school in my time. It's not hard to understand, just that as Trevor mentioned, some of us are resistant to change. I spread fertilizer in pounds per acre. As for the conversion...it's 2.54acres per hectare, to be picky. As for NASA, I saw the reports at the time. "Excuse" seems to be the operative word there. As for volume, I tend to use liters, for that very reason. A gallon is never a gallon. You're also correct that the UK switched to metric long ago. Remember the shop keeper a few months back who was charged for selling banannas by the pound instead of the kilo? You must also be aware of the mother of all measures, James Watt's horse power....the work that a horse will do in one hour. Like I said before, I use both systems, often interchangeably, depending on what one is convenient at the time. Generally I use metric for calculations, and Imperial for most practical stuff. But that's just me, and i've never been accused of being normal.Take care. Rod
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