Thread: OT The metric conversion of the US would happen if they taught it in school.
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Default OT The metric conversion of the US would happen if they taught itin school.
On Jan 1, 5:19*am, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:17:59 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:18:58 -0500, willshak
wrote:

Ask anyone how many units in pints or quarts those 2 liter bottles
contain. Even I'd have to look it up for the exact figure. I believe
it's a little less than a quart (I would have to look it up to see if my
guess is correct, but I won't).
Being exposed to the metric system does not mean that one understands it.
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