Mailing List Archive Mailing List Archive
Funny how 1 ATM just happens to equal 10 Meters. Hmmmm................ Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendell Grogan" <wgrogan@dc*.ne*> To: "techdiver" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2001 2:07 PM Subject: Metric vs Imperial > 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 > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
Navigate by Author:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Author Search Index]
Navigate by Subject:
[Previous]
[Next]
[Subject Search Index]
[Send Reply] [Send Message with New Topic]
[Search Selection] [Mailing List Home] [Home]