Frank Sledge <[email protected]> writes:
> I prefer the traditional units because they refer to
> things rooted in human reality. My foot is about
> 1 foot long, and a pint of water weighs about a pound.
Which human element does a pound refer to?
> Meters, grams and liters are just nerdy abstractions
> with no connection to human experience -- which is,
> I suspect, why geeks prefer them.
It's nice to see that both sides are equally unbiased:-)
-- Hallvard
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