On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 02:19:03PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote: > >I heard the US switched to the metric system some time ago, and that the > >inch is now *defined* as 2.54 cm as a transition measure. > > > Which is a mouthful when pointing out to my young son a "2.54 centimeter > worm" while we're out exploring in the back meter (me wearing my Texan > 40-liter hat) .... > I thought it'd be closer to a 38-liter hat. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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