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Which Measurement System?

OFF-Topic / Misc. Discuss Which Measurement System? in the Current forums; I started this on the discussion in one of the other Forums. So, Which do you prefer? Metric or Imperial? ...

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    Which Measurement System?

    I started this on the discussion in one of the other Forums.
    So, Which do you prefer? Metric or Imperial? Or Both?

    P.S. If you like both, but are inclined to use on of them (e.g. Metric) then please vote for that instead.

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    Imp...

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    I use both, and can understand both. But IMP.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    I was taught both at School in the late 60's and early 70's, but I only use the Imperial system.

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    we get taught metric but it's easier to use feet, working on the farm my dad works in feet, so i don't really have much choice..................

    "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

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    My Dad says that If you don't use Metric you'll crash very expensive space probes into Mars...
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    Well you're dad is either messing around, or he's a moron. Metric is the more sensible system in Human logic, however.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    I prefer metric, but using imperial is not a problem.

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    it's easier to estimate things in imperial.................

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    Quote Originally Posted by plan_D
    Well you're dad is either messing around, or he's a moron...
    May I point out one thing...
    1. My Dad is NOT a Moron.
    2.It's true! Some probe launched with NASA crashed into mars becaues they used Imperial instead of metric to caluclate the height of the orbit or something...
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    Prove it.
    "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004

    To those in that club.

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    that's the americans for you........................

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    Arr- I agree! But More Like George W. Bush for you...
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    Last time I checked, the British werent sending any probes to Mars recently.... Or anywhere for that matter...
    Get that many rocket scientists together and mistakes are bound to happen, granted, that was a big screw up...

    And Bush had nothing and has nothing to do with the space program...

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    it's proberly worth mentioning that it was the germans that made your rocket program.....................

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