Re: measuring systems (was: Selenites)

Tom Wier wrote:
> The fact is, there is no way to make a *perfectly* nonarbitrary
> measurement system.
But, to have 1000 meters in a kilometer is less arbitrary than to have
5000+ feet in a mile!

But, one problem I see with switching to the metric system is highway
exits.  Some states number them by miles, so that exit 37 is on mile 37
of the highway.  In those states, you'd either have to change all the
exit numbers, or admit a numbering system that seems totally arbitrary.

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