Wayne Lundberg wrote:

Thank you one and all. I think one of our advantages (of the few that we
have left in this country) is our steadfast abhorrence of the metric system
since virtually everything we do in the shop from design to final product
has evolved via the inch/pound/hp system. For us to change to adhere to the
so called world standard would be to lose our advantage. I can do so much
more with decimal inches and fractions, hp and Watts, than I can do with
metrics and I was brought up in a metric world. Had to learn the crazy
Imperial system, but once working in it have seen unlimited horizons not
possible with metrics... or not easy due to the confusion of zero placements
which invariably lead to errors. As in the Mars landing.

"Wayne Lundberg" wrote in message
...
Does anybody know if Machinery's Handbook is in process of being
translated
for metrics?

I hope not, but just curious to know what is happening at the shop level
regarding the elitist's quest for world dominion through centimeters and
ergs.






The imperial system came about in a long protracted need for a common
measurement system. The units were created out of necessity and
therefore fit better for commerce and general use. The metric system
was designed without realizing the subtleties of the english system that
was around for centuries. The metric system was designed by the french.
They probably were drinking too much wine at the time.


John