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petert:

--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on February 27, 2020, 02:50:50 am ---My questions were curiosity, not arguments for or against metric.  But since you brought it up I have to comment. 

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Sorry if it sounded argumentative. My point was that not everyone compares to the US, since that is an assumption I seem to read quite often. No offense intended.


--- Quote from: CatalinaWOW on February 27, 2020, 02:50:50 am ---I am much more convinced that the standard bag sizes are determined by ergonomic law as mentioned by others in prior posts.  With sizes rounded to the local measuring system.

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You are certainly right, as others have commented, there are laws regarding healthy maximum weights.

But those won't be the only reasons, otherwise you would not round it to such "smooth" numbers. 25 kg is 1/4 of 100 kg.
bsfeechannel:

--- Quote from: angrybird on February 27, 2020, 01:28:45 am ---You don't get it.

As a population, the USA doesn't care about justification or lack thereof.

It is what it is.  You aren't going to change it no matter how much and how long you argue.  This is why I referred to your arguine as "urine into the wind:  :-DD

Go drink a beer!

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Change what? We are not here to change anything. We are here to investigate why the US is not metric. While I drink beer, go read the posts in the thread that you said you didn't, so you don't repeat the same nonsense arguments your brothers in arms made and that we properly debunked.

And since you mentioned urine, in fact they are really pissed that their bullshit was not accepted.
tooki:

--- Quote from: bsfeechannel on February 27, 2020, 03:29:15 am ---Change what? We are not here to change anything. We are here to investigate why the US is not metric.

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Utter bullshit. If it were about discovering the reasons, then this would have been over about 50 pages ago. (Including the important discussion of what it really means to metricate.) But you keep saying the explanations are wrong (in other words, that only your explanations could be correct), and pepper your denials with insults about Americans.

It’s got nothing to do with wanting to enlighten yourself, and all to do with insulting Americans.
bsfeechannel:

--- Quote from: tooki on February 27, 2020, 03:39:22 am ---Utter bullshit. If it were about discovering the reasons, then this would have been over about 50 pages ago. (Including the important discussion of what it really means to metricate.) But you keep saying the explanations are wrong (in other words, that only your explanations could be correct), and pepper your denials with insults about Americans.

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To prove that maintaining the imperial system costs more than the change to metric, I told that I had to pay 10 times more (F.O.B.) for an imperial oilite bronze bushing, that is only sold in the US, compared to a metric equivalent that I could buy anywhere in the world.

I was invited, in the reply, not to set foot in the US or never buy products there again. I said that I was happy with the purchase, even having payed more, but noticed the fact. Just that. No one apologized.

So, I'm interested in investigating the subject. None of you are. You are only interested in muzzling anyone that points out facts that demolish your idea that the use of imperial has some advantage over metric.


--- Quote ---It’s got nothing to do with wanting to enlighten yourself, and all to do with insulting Americans.

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What insults? I have no reason to insult anyone for their nationality.
ebastler:
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