Measurements

[lizscford at aol.com]

looks guilty...
I'm only sixteen but when I look at something I find it easier to 
think...'oh, that's about 6 inches' than thinking 'oh, that's about 15 
centimetres.…
Also, when i'm doing Home ceonomics at school and we do cooking, our teacher 
has refused point blank to use matric so we learn everyhting in imperial.
To some extents I agree with her...I you're making a sponge cake it's easier 
to remeber 4oz sugar, flour and fat and two eggs that whatever the equivilent 
in grams and Kg is.  Science is the only place I use Kg and g...and KM to 
think about it.  seriously, you can visualise a mile with ease...you know 
exactly how long it would take to walk, drive cycle one mile. but who can do 
the same with Kilomatres?
the only use i see for the Metric system is it make equations easier in 
Science.
Overall i probably use a mixture of both Metric and imperial 
wieghts/distances etc
hmmm...this was a kinda babble-y message...but I'm sure people can find 
something to lead on from it...
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