Re: metric system

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From: ddyment
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1987 13:46

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Another useful technique for metric users...  Just as the freeway driver
using English units can trivially convert from distance to driving time
(500 miles = 500 minutes (= 8 hours, 20 minutes)), so can the metric driver
(833 km. = 8.33 hours (= 8 hours, 20 minutes)).  Just move the decimal point
two places to the left to change kilometers to typical freeway driving hours.
-- 
Doug Dyment, Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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