The Metric system is simpler in the broader concept because weights and measures are all decimal fractions of each other; even in volume/weight functions----that is one ml of water has a volume of 1 cubic cm weighs 1 gram and takes one calorie of energy to raise 1 degree C.---Can't be any simpler to make conversions than that vs. 12 inches to a foot, 62.5 lbs to a cubic foot of water, 4 pecks to a bushel, 44 barrels to a hogshead, 16 links to a chain, 132 or 160 fl.oz to a gallon (Imperial) and I could go on.....Having said that, the "Gimli Glider" incident involved a brand new Boeing 757 Air Canada jet whose fuel dipsticks were calibrated in Kilograms. Ground crew fuelled the jet, interpreting the calibrations in pounds. Thus, the jet left half fueled--since one kg is 2.2 lbs and made it just over halfway to its destination. Fortunately, the grew was able to dead stick the plane to an abandoned miltary field in Gimli, Manitba with no injury and only slight damage to the plane. Everyone got a refresher in conversions after that!!
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Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
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