Gerhard Fiedler <lists <at> connectionbrazil.com> writes:

> And believe me, the USA /is/ going metric. The sooner it gets there, the
> easier it will be. It's just a matter of time, and the longer that twilight
> zone lasts, the worse.

Totally agree, but even in England, which went metric while ago, one buys beer 
by pint, not by liter (or I should say litre?).

An example of the USA going to metric, from my recent experience of purchasing 
replacement glass for a window:
me: Do you have replacement glass?
store: Yes we do.  What thickness do you need?
me: 3 mm
store: Huh? Can you say it again please?
<long conversation when I was trying to explain what I need>
me: 1/8 of an inch.
store: Sure, we have that.  You can pick it up any time.

This just shows how soon US will be metric. BTW, remember Mars Lander while 
ago? It crashed because commands where sent using centimeters, but lander was 
thinking inches.  If NASA gets confused, is there any hope for "regular" folks?

Sergey, 
learned to convert C<->F, in<->cm and L<->gal in my head.





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