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Old 11-03-2006, 07:29 PM  
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Originally Posted by directfiesta View Post
Very intersting reply on this URL. I particularly liked the following:
".... do you know what the exact, official U.S. definition of inch, pound and gallon is since 1959? Now listen:

* 1 inch = 25.4 millimeters
* 1 pound = 453.592 37 grams
* 1 gallon = 3.785 411 784 liters

Yes: All the English Imperial units are actually defined by metric units! The English system is just a tumor on the metric system!"
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