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Totally OT : Educational Standards - Maths.
On Sat, 28 May 2011 17:32:43 +0100, "Nightjar \"cpb\"@"
"insertmysurnamehere wrote: The Imperial system taught us to think in multiple base systems, instead of just base 10. IME it was worth it just for that. A bit like building coracles -good for the soul but bad for the digestion Derek G |
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Totally OT : Educational Standards - Maths.
"Derek G." wrote in message ... On Sat, 28 May 2011 17:32:43 +0100, "Nightjar \"cpb\"@" "insertmysurnamehere wrote: The Imperial system taught us to think in multiple base systems, instead of just base 10. IME it was worth it just for that. A bit like building coracles -good for the soul but bad for the digestion Derek G Why isn't the metre length adjusted to 1/300,000,000 of the distance light travels in 1 second. |
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