http://www.ceaselessone.com/student/2007/07/more-on-metric/ Things I learn while living life as per usual Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.ceaselessone.com/student/2007/07/more-on-metric/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Nikolaus Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:58:00 +0000 http://www.ceaselessone.com/student/?p=111#comment-66 One of the main reasons I've heard that we don't use SI is because manufacturers don't want to have to retool all their equipment. And because all the equipment is imperial, so too is all the materials that are used with the equipment, thus perpetuating a vicious cycle. One of the main reasons I’ve heard that we don’t use SI is because manufacturers don’t want to have to retool all their equipment. And because all the equipment is imperial, so too is all the materials that are used with the equipment, thus perpetuating a vicious cycle.

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