http://www.maselmon.com/Content.aspx?ContentID=24
http://vterrain.org/Projections/sp_feet.html
is the Heineken going to be a base 6 or base 12 system?
I prefer the base 12.
But again use the proper rule for the application. no problems then.
--- In gingery_machines@yahoogroups.com, Nick Andrews <nickjandrews@...> wrote:
>
> Except you can't buy 300mm concrete pipe or a cubic meter of concrete...
> And a kilogram of weight just does not seem right, but I know what a ten
> pound sack of sugar feels like. Now, if you want to start measuring things
> based on bottles of Heineken...
>
> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:45 PM, lists <Stuartlists@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In article <4D31D9D9.4000403@... <4D31D9D9.4000403%40bigpond.com>
> > >,
> >
> > Charles Mitchard <charlesmitchard@...<charlesmitchard%40bigpond.com>>
> > wrote:
> > > Its actually pretty obvious that the metric system of nuts and bolts is
> > > useless and imprecise.
> >
> > Here are the main arguments for both sides of the debate:
> >
> > PRO IMPERIAL:
> > There is absolutely no question; traditional imperial measurements are
> > far superior for woodworking. Most metalworkers use it for very good
> > reasons:
> >
> > PRO METRIC:
> > There is absolutely no question; metric measurements are far superior
> > for metalworking. Most metalworkers in the world use it for very good
> > reasons:
> >
> > Intuitiveness:
> > 1. Imperial is much more intuitive and natural. Feet and inches
> > (thumbs) have been used throughout human history as they are related
> > to human body parts (fingers and feet). As Michelangelo said: man is
> > the measure of all things.
> > 1. Metric is much more intuitive and natural. Humans always use a base
> > 10 system as it is related to human body parts (number of fingers &
> > toes). As Michelangelo said: man is the measure of all things.
> >
> > Communicating measurements:
> > 2. Imperial is easier to hear and leads to less confusion. Someone
> > calls out a measurement for a piece of wood, & before you notice it,
> > you cut 10mm instead of 10cm.
> > 2. Metric is easier to hear and leads to less confusion. Quickly now,
> > is 19/32" bigger or smaller than 5/8"? On the other hand, it is
> > immediately obvious that 15mm is smaller than 16mm.
> >
> > Ease of learning:
> > 3. Imperial measurements are easier to learn. You don't have to
> > memorize all those crazy prefixes: femto, nano, micro, milli, centi,
> > deci, deka, hecto, kilo, mega, myria, giga, etc.
> > 3. Metric measurements are easier to learn. You don't have to remember
> > all those crazy measures like inches, hands, feet, cubits, yards,
> > fathoms, rods, cones, chains, furlongs, cables, miles, etc.
> >
> > Arithmetic:
> > 4. Imperial uses simple fractional arithmetic which we all learned in
> > grade school. Not like metric where you need to know all those
> > prefixes and can easily make a mistake on your calculator & cut
> > something 10 times too big or 10 times too small.
> > 4. Metric uses simple decimal arithmetic where you can use your
> > calculator directly without springing big bucks for one that
> > calculates inches and fractions.
> >
> > Division:
> > 5. It's a lot easier to divide stuff in imperial measurements. What do
> > you call half a millimeter? Ever try to divide 304.8mm by four? A foot
> > is real easy - 12" divided by four is 3".
> > 5. It's a lot easier to divide stuff in metric measurements. Ever try
> > to divide 39 9/16 inches by four? While 1000mm divided by four readily
> > gives 250mm.
> >
> > Accuracy:
> > 6. Imperial is more accurate. You can easily go to 1/32 which is more
> > precise than 1mm.
> > 6. Metric is more accurate. You can easily go to 0.5mm which is more
> > precise than 1/32"
> >
> > The REAL Reason:
> > 7. Metric is a stupid cowardly French system. You don't want to
> > support those smelly unwashed arrogant ingrates, do you? GOD BLESS
> > AMERICA!
> > 7. Inches and feet are a stupid warmongering American imperialist
> > system. The rest of the world and all scientists use the much more
> > rational metric system. It's about time the US gets into the 19th
> > century, never mind the 21st! VIVE LA FRANCE!
> >
> >
> > --
> > Stuart Winsor
> >
> > Midland RISC OS show - Sat July 9th 2011
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Nick A
>
> "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a
> single throat, and I had my hands about it..." Rorschach, 1975
>
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety
> deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review
> of Pennsylvania, 1759
>
> "Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the
> streets after them." Bill Vaughan
>
> "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."
> Plato
>
>
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