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On 24 Jun 2024 17:17:28 GMT, rbowman wrote:On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:39:26 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:>
During the Apollo missions, you would frequently hear them talking about
speed in “knots” at one point, while giving distances in “miles” at
another point. And sometimes even “nautical miles”.
A nautical mile is one minute of latitude which can be handy on Earth but
I don't know how useful it would be in this context. The ICAO gave up on
knots when it came to using SI units. Apparently pilots are stubborn.
I am a scientist/engineer and professionally I use SI units exclusively.
After all, SI is the universal scientific/engineering language.
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However, in my daily life I prefer the traditional units. I want
to purchase gasoline in gallons and not liters. I want to buy
potatoes by the pound and not kilograms. I want to drive my car
in miles-per-hour and not km-per-hour. I can easily live in both
unit worlds.
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Consequently, I am opposed to any kind of legal imposition of the metric
system (SI) to all human affairs.
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Keep SI in the laboratory. Keep tradition in daily life.
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Now I shall quaff a cup (not 200ml) of cheap wine, drawn from
a hogshead keg.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
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