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why is the US not Metric
GlennSprigg:
A few interesting comments, regarding the last page or two...
We are generally metric now here in Australia, but being old, I prefer people's 'height' to be in
feet & inches!! On TV, they talk of some crim being say 185cm instead of 6'1" which I can relate to.
Although I've got used to Kgs for people now. Stone & Pounds are lost on me now.
Also, regarding tape-measures, I was on a job once with a crew of Germans. They love their fold
out wooden sticks measuring devices!! They said they were more accurate, as the metal tapes
suffer from heat expansion/contraction. However, I pointed out that where their sticks were hinged,
the 2 pieces of wood are about 6mm thick, so there is a possible 'Parallax-Error' when reading!
SkyMaster:
--- Quote from: xrunner on January 11, 2020, 03:32:32 am ---What about dice? :-//
--- End quote ---
You need to use 10-sided dice, else it would be a demonstration of United States arrogance to the rest of the world ;)
:)
GeorgeOfTheJungle:
Those numbers with a line... the line goes above or below? :o
TimFox:
The convention for 6 and 9 is that the line goes below the numeral.
Gregg:
hexadecimal dice; something for everyone:
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