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01/12/06 15:56
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#107149 - ah well
Responding to: ???'s previous message
England does officaily use the metric system but only VERY reluctantly, i had to fill in a form recently wanting to know my height in meters and weight in kilograms, I had no idea.

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TopicAuthorDate
what a group            01/01/70 00:00      
   ah well            01/01/70 00:00      
      Strange happenings            01/01/70 00:00      
         I grew up using only metric in Denmark,            01/01/70 00:00      
            metric            01/01/70 00:00      
               Mexico metric            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Complex units            01/01/70 00:00      
                     eggs and dozen            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Depends            01/01/70 00:00      
                           the voltage is one thing            01/01/70 00:00      
                              No.            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Only one            01/01/70 00:00      
                        UK Mains is 240V            01/01/70 00:00      
                           any guess how much copper would be saved            01/01/70 00:00      
                              copper saving            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Nominal            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Possibly?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 imperial            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Who ? Us ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       rockets and cars            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          The right side of the road            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             driving directions            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       oh yeah            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Ignore?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       The Space Shuttle and a horse's behind            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Brunel            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    Ariane            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       That was Ariane 2            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          Mars shot            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Forgot that!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Imperial            01/01/70 00:00      
            collars and cuffs            01/01/70 00:00      
            Cheap Shot.            01/01/70 00:00      
               British and Metric            01/01/70 00:00      
                  apparently            01/01/70 00:00      
                     kilogram            01/01/70 00:00      
                        kilogram?            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Prototype            01/01/70 00:00      
                  BA            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Whitworth            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Whit            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Whitworth...and then BSP            01/01/70 00:00      
                           BSP            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Eh?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Here            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    re: Here            01/01/70 00:00      
                     What about the Japanese and Swiss?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Speed limits            01/01/70 00:00      
      More changes afoot            01/01/70 00:00      
         they did that in Sweden            01/01/70 00:00      
         traffic circles            01/01/70 00:00      
            Traffic Circles?            01/01/70 00:00      
               Roundabouts            01/01/70 00:00      
         Fun you say that !            01/01/70 00:00      
   Don't mention aircraft            01/01/70 00:00      
   Canada            01/01/70 00:00      
      TTT            01/01/70 00:00      
         cultural differences II            01/01/70 00:00      

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