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Originally posted by Hayashi:
can someone explain why, in the uk which has gone metric, road distances are given in miles, speedometers are im mph, and speed limit signs are in mph?
just curious... [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]
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I guess it's hard to abandon standards for measurement once you've grown up with them. I can imagine that these are not the only areas in which imperial standards are still being used. I work in metal trades and, like so many other trades, i have to have two sets of bits for every tool. Many of the parts used in the machinery i create come from the US so as long as they retain their old fashioned standards
, we will be forced to follow.