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JwRosenthal
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The United States could indeed have adopted the metric system following its independence from Great Britain in 1776. Given the crucial support from France during the American Revolutionary War, it would have been a logical step to embrace the metric system, which was being developed in France around that time.
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Peemacgee
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and horse an buggy units: miles, pounds, inches, gallons…
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That we can blame on the Brit’s,


Ahem - US Gallons??
Nothing to do with us.

Working in the Middle East you have to be really careful about which units are being cited if our American friends are involved.
 
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Deafboy Deafboy
The United States could indeed have adopted the metric system following its independence from Great Britain in 1776. Given the crucial support from France during the American Revolutionary War, it would have been a logical step to embrace the metric system, which was being developed in France around that time.

If we adopted the metric system from the French would we have to include the propensity to surrender?
 
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And why do we use Arabic numerals and that pesky zero? What's up with that?

And why do the Arabs use Indian numerals ??!!!
 
The Father
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And why do the Arabs use Indian numerals ??!!!
Yes Arabic numerals Indian in origin. Arabs also had a hand in inventing Algebra which made my middle school and high schools years hell.
Allahu Akbar
 
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If we adopted the metric system from the French would we have to include the propensity to surrender?
General George Patton supposedly said, "I'd rather have a German division in front of me, than a French one behind"
 
tpatta
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Time for cats.......
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BlackTalon
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No cat pics here, but I do have a great picture of a Horned Owl:
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And all this relates to watches in general and Omega in particular in what way?
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tpatta
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
And all this relates to watches in general and Omega in particular in what way?
gatorcpa
Blame @JwRosenthal. Cats were #7 on his list. 😁 The guy is a troublemaker.
 
ahsposo
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Thread drift is another American pastime.
 
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ahsposo ahsposo
Thread drift is another American pastime.
Well, Jeopardy does get boring after a little while...
 
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