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Old 02-06-2009, 08:52 AM   #1517
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
Do people realize how SIMPLE the metric system is. We are so used to using BASE 10 numbers... measuring everything that way would be so much easier. The 2-2-4 thing wouldn't be needed any more. You just have to remember a few prefixes and you've got it. My only probably would be the temperature scale, since the number just seem so close together for such big differences. But, I could get used to that to get the benefits of all the other.

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Edit 2: Got it!
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