> > > > > > 12 inches in a foot.... but don't bother trying to understand us measurements, they really maek no sense.... intellectually, i think we should switch to the system the rest of the world uses (metric)...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > uni"and how many kilometers are in a mile again?"peg
> > > > >
> > > > > All we have to do is educate the children and wait for the elders to die off.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Faux "simple solutions, cheap" Pas
> > > >
> > > > As you may have heard, we're having that "prob" here in Europe. In a few years from here we all (all the countries of the european community) switch to the *euro* as unit of money.
> > > > Its a whole change. Especially for the older people! They'll have huge probs with the switch. For us youngsters its not gonna be that hard, but its still gonna be weird. (i'm receiving my paycheck now already in two money-units; euro and belgian francs - to make the switch easier - but i never look at the sum in euro - maybe i should start doing that to get familiar with it)
> > > >
> > > > I'm really worried about people like my grandpa and grandma, all of sudden they have to pay in Euro (which has - of course - an other base than francs)
> > > > My girl is a teacher and she teaches the kids already 'bout the new system, which is good, but i hope they dont change things too much.
> > > >
> > > > (they already changed the whole spelling-system since i was in school)
> > > >
> > > > Personally i really think you, Americans, should change to our Metric system! lol
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jom"wanna-visit-Europe-to-see-how-GOOD-(some)-things-work-here?"meke
> > >
> > > Let me clear this up. That motorhome is about 9 meters. No matter how you measure it, it's no fun passing traffic in one of those.
> > >
> > > Being an American, I guess I need to say that we use both the metric (SI) system and the English system. I use both almost every day. I use SAE tools on my Cushman and metric on my Vespa and Toyota. It doesn't bother me. I buy CocaCola in 16 ounce bottles or 2 liter bottles. It tastes the same. Yes, liter is just a correct as litre, depending, I suppose, on where your are. My car and truck have both kph and mph on the speedo. I passed a trailer truck this morning at 115. Does that sound too fast? It isn't. I always measure the fish I catch in centimeters. And I weigh myself in kilograms. I have no idea how many stones I weight. (Flab is flab.) I don't know how many pecks are in a bushel and don't care.
> > > When I was teaching science, I taught metric measurements. They learned English system in math class until about 1980, then the math teachers discovered how much easier the metric system was, and the kids had to learn pounds, feet and gallons at home. Does that clear it up? I didn't think so.
> > > How"about 88 kg"ard
> >
> > Of course, its only a matter of habit.
> > I'm used to using (huh?) metric system, we never learnt other systems, which is a pity. I think its better if you can use both, like you do. From now on i'm gonna use your system! hah!
> >
> > Jom"also-about-...-pounds"meke (is that 180?)
>
> About 180. I try not to get much over that because I have a 50cc Honda with a 180 lb. limit.
> Unfortunately, I'm going to be on a cruise ship for a week and my average cruise gain is almost 4 kg per week.
> Howard

So that makes the conversion rate from pounds to kilograms about Kg=(2.1)lbs in Earth's gravity? That's kinda neat to know, I suppose, on the off chance that I ever decide to use kilograms for any reason.

Dar "weighs 130 lbs - is that 60kg?" ien