having been raised on metric I obviously believe it's much easier
and I do get really really frustrated when you guys discuss temps in F,
it's just meaningless to me and I have a hard time converting ( ok, I think 80's
or 90's is hot, right?)
However - the ONE thing I think sounds just soooo much better is 100 MILES,
rather than 160 KMs!!
People often ask us ' why 160 kms in a day?' and we have to go thru the 100
mile explanation thingey every time!
ps I could imagine measuring horse shit in gallons per acre
------------------------------------------------------------ From:
"Karen E. Franklin" <FrankliK2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Many U.S.
scientists tend to be "bilingual" when it comes to the metric
= system. Considering there aren't any scientific disciplines I can
think = of at the moment that don't have some sort of international
community, = we need to be. As a geologist this certainly applies to
me. As far as = meters go, you could consider geology
"converted". Because I don't see = it as often, Kilograms is what
messes me up, but distance measurements = are no biggie. My sister, a
doctor, has no problem with Kilograms! To = apply this to endurance
riding, my ideal endurance horse would be about = 14.3 hands tall, which is
actually 1.4986 meters. I am a mere 1.57m = tall (after a good night's
sleep!) :))
