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OK, here's something we should be able to discuss without the usual
sexist references to women's underwear and menstrual cycles...

Should US technical divers switch to metric?

The main reason I see for keeping Imperial units around is inertia. 
Also, in beginning courses, you don't want to scare off potential
customers by making them learn things in metric units.
However, once you get beyond basic OW courses, the formulas and
calculations are simpler and less complicated in metric.  Also, it would
make discussions on newsgroups easier and less confusing.

Equipment changes would be minimal, all the electronic gear can be
switched with a simple push of a button, and the imperial analogue
gauges and things would still have a large resale market when changing
over.

Wendell
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