Re: measuring systems (was: Selenites)

Nik Taylor wrote:

>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.
If I were to decide, I'd keep the numbers as they are -- as long as they
remain sequential, it's not a problem.

But I only said I didn't like seeing those measures on documentaries and
movies. Well, movies can do whatever they want to, of course, but
scientific programmes which are supposed to be watched by many people
outside the US _should_ avoid using that system, in favor of the metric
one, which is more common to the rest of the world.

And, going back to the primary subject here, I have no problem if a
conlang uses a terribly irregular measuring system. As long as its
universe doesn't mix with ours :)

--Pablo Flores

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