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    This has been bugging me...

    I can think of NOTHING that Americans use metric for except the length of skis, where I have never seen an instance of using imperial. Now, I know Europe is pretty influencial in skiing but why then are ski poles measured in inches in the US?
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    I measure my ski poles in cm
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    Pretty sure anything done in science is done in the meteric system. At least if you intend to publish you use the meteric system. As for ski poles who cares. Maybe it has to do with the height of a person which is measured in the good ol American way, the English system.
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    Grams of cocaine, wait make that kilos.
    Of course in the ghetto, it's measured in rocks.

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    you can throw bikes in there too

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    Ohhh yah grams. In Japan, medicine is often sold in powdered packets (to desolve, not snort). It is interesting because a real gram from a medical company is surprisingly big...
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    bikes, total confusion.

    26" wheels, 44" wheelbase, 31.6mm seatpost, 2.25" tubes, 150mm travel, (front) 6" travel (rear), 16" frame, with 22.75" top tube, etc. crazy.

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    These skis are measured in the king's imperial:

    Description:
    Elan Brand Ski's Item # 200 555429 0. No Bindings. Sold by the Pair. Overall length of ski is 78-1/4”. Width is 3-1/2” just before the taper. Mid part width is 2-1/2” wide and at the tail the width is 3”. They have metal edges.


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    Metrics get a bit more detailed/accurate. For example, skis can be 190cm or 74.803149 inches. 190 seems easier, especially when a lot of the original companies have European roots (or at least started measuring on metrics). Widths are the same. Weights too- grams are so much less than (and easier to use/more accurate) than a standard equivalent (.008 pounds? 1/8 oz, etc). Seems like things measured in inches only go to the 1/4 inch. Check out the bike example above. The 22.75 inches is less than a meter but much more than the commonly used cm. The standard units fit somewhere in between. More precise measurements (31.6 mm above) do not have a commonly used or understood standard counterpart
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    automobiles make extensive use of the metric system...and at the same time often use imperial. I've done alternators with 3 different sized bolts, one being metric and two different sizes of imperial. Pure awesome.
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    try wrenching on a an old land rover with a chevy engine in it...Hmm actually come to think of it...a mercedes diesel engine in it would provide additional amusement

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    If you want to impress the ladies, tell 'em your dick size in centimeters.
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