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Vybik Jon V
Vybik Jon Feb 28, 2006 14:22:44
Replying to fitzcoraldo

1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000, 1,000,000...

You want something more common sense than that? You can do it using fingers and toes! (Well, the majority of the earth's population can).

F fitzcoraldo
fitzcoraldo Feb 28, 2006 14:45:54
Replying to Vybik Jon

Its common sense if you are educated in the system. If you travel to some of the less visited corners of the globe you will find people quite happily using their own variation of the body measurement system. I work with people from all over the world and I have yet to hear one of them complain about our system.
For me it's a cultural thing and is one tiny element in the fight against the global homogenisers who are ultimately working not for the benefit of people but to maximise the profits of big business.
Damn...where did that soapbox come from?
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N nigelswift
nigelswift Feb 28, 2006 15:14:14
Replying to Vybik Jon

Digitist.

You can measure anything using body parts.
(Although, they do tend to rot after a while I admit).

P PeterH
PeterH Feb 28, 2006 16:13:01
Replying to Vybik Jon

At least the metric maniacs haven't managed 100 minutes to the hour yet