Metric vs. other measurement systems - chart

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I don't place the blame for that on people in general, despite their apparent reptilian understanding, but rather on the legal system. The legal system, designed by and for lawyers, was created to entangle people so that they may be fleeced for the benefit of lawyers, and they've made incremental progress over the years using the government to force their system onto potentially everyone. It's all about taking universally understood concepts and spinning them into something which can be exploited for financial gain.

Product liability laws come from this system, where the phrase "reasonable and prudent" is a big money maker. It's a grand scam in which justice is only an occasional by-product.


E.G. "That depends on what your definition of "is" is. WJ Clinton