Re: measuring systems (was: Selenites)

Tom Wier wrote:
> What I was advocating is
> that we adopt the metric system (which I'm sure is no really controversial
> claim) and in addition to that, do as other European nations have done
> in also having other units, which are relics of the old system, and which
> also happen to be very useful terms to use.  That is, we would also use
> e.g. the meter in addition to the foot, but the foot would be redefined in
> metric terms.
Okay, I see what you're saying.  But why would you have to "advocate"
it?  If we did adopt the metric system, then the old units would
gradually lose their preciseness and become simple multiples of the
metric system (e.g., 1 inch = 2 centimeters), which is what you're
advocating.

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