Chris Friesen wrote:
: On 09/08/2009 06:32 AM, Robatoy wrote:

: But what seems to be the reason for the US hold-out to stay with an
: archaic system?

It's not archaic!


: The cost for wholesale switchover would be a huge one-time cost, while
: the cost for staying is paid incrementally. There isn't enough
: incentive to make it worthwhile in the minds of regulators.

: Kind of like keyboard layout...Dvorak is 10-15% faster for a trained
: typist

That's a myth. And a quite interesting one at that:

http://www.reason.com/news/show/29944.html

It's not only NOT faster than a QWERTY keyboard for a trained typist,
it's arguably slower, and Mr. Dvorak was a bit of a huckster.


: Personally I like metric for most things, but living so close to the US
: it's just easier to use US units for construction/woodworking.

Otherwise, you'd find 2440 x 1220mm plywood panels easier and more
intuitive to work with?

-- Andy Barss