Payback time
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Q. How do you find a blind man on a nudist beach? A. Is not hard! ;P (2b || !2b)
I prefer the variation to that joke "It's not as hard you'd imagine." ;) Cheers, Tom "Ya got lucky, ya lucky prick" - Keith McCready
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Actually, I think much of the english system makes more sense, though it's not as convenient for mathematical calculations. For instance, in Farenheight, the average acceptable temperature range for a human is between 0 degrees F and 100 degrees F. There is some tolerance, but basically, anything above or below that is REALLY out there. Centigrade: that's -17 to 37. It's also less precise at the integer level. Weight: 16 ounces in a pound. This is easily divisible by 2, 4 and 8, so you can divide it easier than 10 based numbers which are only divisble by 2 and 5. The same is true of feet, 12 inches is divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6. The english system was used for so long because it was convenient. I can measure roughly a yard with body parts, or a foot with my foot (not exact of course), or an inch by the height of my thumb up to the first knucle. How do I measure a meter? How do I measure a centimeter? A mile... well, that's pretty hard for ANYONE to measure without equipment ;)
