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Article #473Re: metric system
From: de
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1987 12:23
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1987 12:23
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In article <1154@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
>I lived in Canadia between '76 and '79 when it was all metric. You'd
>be surprised how easy it is to adapt to the metric system. It really is
>nice.
>
>BUT! Kilopascals ? Gimme a break. 32 psi I can handle, but 450 Kilopascals or
>.450 or whatever. Uh-uh.
On a recent trip to Israel I wanted to put some air in the tires of our rented
car. I turned to my sister, who had lived there for eight years, and asked her
what the units of pressure were, and how many did one put into a tire. She
smiled and said that she put in 28 pounds. When I looked at the airpump I
discovered that it was an old American one. Seems that it is cheaper to buy
old psi pumps than to buy new kilopascal pumps.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!seismo!rochester!ritcv!moscom!de From: de@moscom.UUCP Newsgroups: sci.misc Subject: Re: metric system Message-ID: <1038@moscom.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Aug-87 08:23:08 EDT Article-I.D.: moscom.1038 Posted: Fri Aug 14 08:23:08 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Aug-87 09:04:18 EDT References: <238@etn-rad.UUCP> <1154@gryphon.CTS.COM> Reply-To: de@moscom.UUCP (Dave Esan) Distribution: sci.misc Organization: MOSCOM Corp, E. Rochester, NY Lines: 18