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Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))
Rusty Rae (Rustyra@!Halcyon.com)
16 Oct 1995 03:11:42 GMT
curt@portal.ca (Curt Sampson) wrote:
>In article <hatunenDGH61F.Dy0@netcom.com>,
>DaveHatunen <hatunen@netcom.com> wrote:
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>>In article <5vpRAePEcsB@khms.westfalen.de>,
>>Kai Henningsen <kai@khms.westfalen.de> wrote:
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>>>That certainly explains why all the measures I've seen on US products
>>>bought over here have been metric ... NOT!
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>>And what are some of some of those products? Are they products where
>>tools would be required, or products where it really doesn't matter,
>>like beverages and foods?
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>Oh, things like this bottle of shampoo I have in my shower right
>now, I'd presume. Made in the US, it proudly sports Imperial
>measurements, along with a metric measurement for those of us who
>have trouble converting:
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> 8.7 oz (250 ml)
>
>I can see that metric will never make it in the US. :-)
>
>cjs
Vancouver, BC
GOOD!
Sheila
Washington State, US of A
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