Dave
1 gram of water = 1cc (cubic centemetre) = 1mil (1 millilitre)
This means a volume of water 1 metre wide, x 1 metre high, x 1 metre deep, or put another way 1 cubic metre of water is equal to 1 (metric) ton. This my friend is such a beautiful system, it just CANNOT be beaten.
Why would you fart around with a system that is 6 1/4 gallons (imp) to the cubic foot
Thankfully the Allies managed to (In or about 1940) Standardise the inch, prior to which, The U.S. and G.B. both ended up with an inch of different lengths.
Dave the rest of the world has seen sense and moved on.... We are happy for big brother to stay and wallow in it.
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Last edited by Lynn Eades; 26-08-08 at 09:05.
Reason: I needed to poke a stick back at Dave
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