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From: BrianNZ on 6 Nov 2009 16:28 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216128(a)aol.com> wrote: > >> http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/ > > Another pipe dream, I fear. > I wouldn't be too keen to hand over US $3k and 'hope' I get one made. Looks almost like a pyramid scheme....lots of deposits = a few bikes made, then shut the doors and walk away?
From: Datesfat Chicks on 6 Nov 2009 16:46 "BrianNZ" <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote in message news:4af4966e$1(a)news.orcon.net.nz... > Twibil wrote: >> On Nov 5, 6:05 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >>> >>> Why aren't the US metric? >> >> No, it's "Why *isn't* the US metric?" >> >> And the answers are: >> >> (A) It costs a huge chunk of change to convert a big, highly >> industrialized nation like to US completely over to metric. (Sheep are >> automatically metric, so NZ had no investment worth speaking of.) >> >> (B) We're still officially on our original system, but metrics are >> slowly taking over in many fields; and there's no doubt we'll get >> there eventually. But we'll do it a millimeter at a time rather than >> all at once. >> >> And the next question is: "Why don't the NZ schools teach their kids >> the difference between plural and singular?" > > > They probably do. I messed up on this one. Don't assume I'm the only > person in NZ. :) > > The 'metric' question was to show datesfatchicks that not all measurements > are in 'American' terms. > > And it's 'millimetre'. :) Funny how you aren't a metric country yet you > have 'American' (read 'butchered to be different') spelling for the units? You might look up The Metric Conversion Act of 1975, for entertainment purposes only. It did not go well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States For most people in U.S. daily life, getting the right ammo for their 9mm is their only exposure to the SI units. And 2-liter Pepsi. Datesfat
From: BrianNZ on 6 Nov 2009 16:52 Datesfat Chicks wrote: > "BrianNZ" <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote in message > news:4af4966e$1(a)news.orcon.net.nz... >> Twibil wrote: >>> On Nov 5, 6:05 pm, BrianNZ <br...(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: >>>> >>>> Why aren't the US metric? >>> >>> No, it's "Why *isn't* the US metric?" >>> >>> And the answers are: >>> >>> (A) It costs a huge chunk of change to convert a big, highly >>> industrialized nation like to US completely over to metric. (Sheep are >>> automatically metric, so NZ had no investment worth speaking of.) >>> >>> (B) We're still officially on our original system, but metrics are >>> slowly taking over in many fields; and there's no doubt we'll get >>> there eventually. But we'll do it a millimeter at a time rather than >>> all at once. >>> >>> And the next question is: "Why don't the NZ schools teach their kids >>> the difference between plural and singular?" >> >> >> They probably do. I messed up on this one. Don't assume I'm the only >> person in NZ. :) >> >> The 'metric' question was to show datesfatchicks that not all >> measurements are in 'American' terms. >> >> And it's 'millimetre'. :) Funny how you aren't a metric country yet >> you have 'American' (read 'butchered to be different') spelling for >> the units? > > You might look up The Metric Conversion Act of 1975, for entertainment > purposes only. It did not go well. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_the_United_States > > For most people in U.S. daily life, getting the right ammo for their 9mm > is their only exposure to the SI units. > > And 2-liter Pepsi. > > Datesfat And you have a different sized 'gallon' compared to the Poms (3.8 vs. 4.5 litres). No wonder the fuel economy of US cars looked so bad!! Must be a big need to feel 'different' up there?
From: Marc Gerges on 6 Nov 2009 17:07 Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > For most people in U.S. daily life, getting the right ammo for their 9mm is > their only exposure to the SI units. > > And 2-liter Pepsi. It always amuses me how nutritional data on foods is always given in grams, while the food - except for the 2-liters - is sold in imperial units. cu .\\arc
From: BrianNZ on 6 Nov 2009 17:11
Marc Gerges wrote: > Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> For most people in U.S. daily life, getting the right ammo for their 9mm is >> their only exposure to the SI units. >> >> And 2-liter Pepsi. > > It always amuses me how nutritional data on foods is always given in > grams, while the food - except for the 2-liters - is sold in imperial units. > > cu > .\\arc 'Ounces' for pot, 'grams' for coke? |