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shardian:
You can go to http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2404513&CMP=ILC-GN9219645015

This will let you view dwf files from autoCAD.
find the set of plans in cad format you want and send them to me. I will convert them to metric dimensions, and convert it to a dwf file for you.

How is that?

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: londonbabe on August 01, 2006, 06:22:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: geduk on July 28, 2006, 06:20:52 pm ---lol

metric is english! and has been since 1971 30 plus years ago

its only the usa thats still stuck in the dark ages well pre 1970's any how :)
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No it's not. It's bloody French, it's meaningless, it's wrong, and it's ---meadow muffin---. As a Briton you should be damn well ashamed of yourelf!

Newer <> better, and French certainly <> better.
:soapbox:

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Here's the thing.  In terms of engineering precision, a more accurate method of measuring is always better.  On the other hand simply throwing a way a system of measure that's been used for over 400 years just because some science guys can't do fractions in their head is just dumb. 

The dirty little secret is that people that are bad with math don't like the imperical system as it isn't a base 10 system.  So brits/americans aren't stubborn, we are just a tad bit smarter than the rest of the world.  ;)

Level42:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 14, 2006, 04:44:25 am ---The dirty little secret is that people that are bad with math don't like the imperical system as it isn't a base 10 system.  So brits/americans aren't stubborn, we are just a tad bit smarter than the rest of the world.  ;)

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Pfffffffffffffffffffff...... :laugh2: whaahahahahhahahahaa !!!!! :laugh2:
Tempting, tempting, tempting.....no....it's  too easy......I'll pass on this one :D

OK what the hell: If you replace "smarter" with "more arrogant", you're getting close ;);););)
Let the flamings begin !!!! :D :D :D


The REAL problem is that people are wasting time discussing which is the "better" system, when there is no such thing. It just sucks that not everybody is using ONE system all over the world. That would be really nice. Until that time, this is one of my favorite websites:
http://www.webmath.com/k8metric.html

Grasshopper:
Howard, you crack me up.  :laugh2:

I defy anyone who has studied any scientific or engineering subject to make a credible case that Imperial is better than Metric.

Who in their right mind wants to be faffing about converting between base 8, 12, 14, 22 etc. when there is another system available where absolutely everything is based on powers on 10, which conveniently is also the same base as our numbering system?

It's not even worth arguing about.

Don't get me wrong, I use Imperial measurements for everyday things but for any application requiring a calculation to be done Metric is far superior.

Oh and I'm British BTW.

RetroBorg:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 14, 2006, 04:44:25 am ---
Here's the thing.  In terms of engineering precision, a more accurate method of measuring is always better.  On the other hand simply throwing a way a system of measure that's been used for over 400 years just because some science guys can't do fractions in their head is just dumb. 

The dirty little secret is that people that are bad with math don't like the imperical system as it isn't a base 10 system.  So brits/americans aren't stubborn, we are just a tad bit smarter than the rest of the world.  ;)

--- End quote ---

Metric vs Imperial



I guess the rest of the world will just have to follow the lead of the U.S.A., Liberia and Burma as they are obviously smarter than the rest of us.  ;)

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