[TheForge] Re: A little metrology humor - YAK

[Dann Johnson]

Andy,

In WW II   one of the American Flag  (US)  Ships  my father served on, He 
was the only American citizen.  The other officers were Norwegian Merchant 
Marine that had not returned to Norway after Germany occupied it: the crew 
was Chinese.  Don't you think that maybe the reason they called it World 
War is that peoples of so many nations fought?

American Scientists have used the metric system for many decades.  My 
fathers 1935 Engineering books had metric "stuff".

Even those American made, Forest City, Iowa   Winnebago  Brand Motor homes 
are built using metrics.

Dann


At 12:01 PM 2/2/2004, you wrote:

>         I would argue that the English system is, in some ways,
>         superior.  It requires superior cognitive abilities to
>         use.  And let us not forget that the USA kicked the
>         living shyte out of Europe and Japan without so much as
>         a lick of help, and they did it while <gasp> not using
>         the metric system.