FF wrote:
It's clearly a superior system. That's why the world adopted it so quickly ...except stubborn us.
Superior system ? in what way?
If you have to ask the question, you won't understand the answer
FF wrote:
It's clearly a superior system. That's why the world adopted it so quickly ...except stubborn us.
Superior system ? in what way?
nomadwilly wrote:fine if the world was a cylinder but it's a sphere so we rarely go directly north or south.
On my USCG license exam the question was,"How much is a shot of chain".Jay N wrote:
Have never heard of a "chain" in maritime parlance. A "shot" of chain is very common: 90 feet.
On my USCG license exam the question was,"How much is a shot of chain".O C Diver wrote:
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Jay N wrote:
Have never heard of a "chain" in maritime parlance. A "shot" of chain is very common: 90 feet.
On my USCG license exam the question was,"How much is a shot of chain".Carey wrote:
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O C Diver wrote:
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Jay N wrote:
Have never heard of a "chain" in maritime parlance. A "shot" of chain is very common: 90 feet.
The British don't really know what to do.* They sell fuel by the litre, measure road distances in miles, land distances in kilometres, weight in pounds, kilograms, and stones, speeds in miles per hour except where they decided to measure it in kilometres per hour,*and build their vehicles with a mix of standard fasteners (1/2", 9/16", etc) and metric fasteners.* Our Range Rover uses standard fasteners on the frame, metric fasteners on the chassis, body, and engine components (except for the ones that are are standard), and probably if one looked deep enough there are some Whitworth fastners thrown in for good measure, too.sunchaser wrote:
...follow Britain (which voted against metric in the long run - God bless the Brits they voted against the Euro too!)....