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From: <kirvine@sa*.ne*>
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 06:26:50 -0400
To: Ted <tedchias@is*.da*.ca*>
CC: Stephen E Jolley <sjolley@ju*.co*>, cavers@cavers.com
Subject: Re:

Metric uses metric: 6 for oxygen , for example. Metric obviates the need
to the word "oxygen". There is no confusion - the two do not overlap.

Ted wrote:
> 
> hey guys
> I know I am going to get flamed to hell on this somehow, but I really am
> just wondering
> the DIR approach to marking does seem more clear and more easily
> understood, and therefore on the face of it a better method, but when
> marking depth, won't it be confusing to mark in feet for all the euros?
> is there a metric/imperial DIR standard?
> I looked through the archives, but didn't find this question previously
> addressed.
> thanks in advance
> ted

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