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Old 02-23-2008, 11:02 AM   #6
aibarr
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Civ's so backwards that the main unit of force is actually the kip... The kilopound. I'm not kidding.

Don't expect the construction industry to go over to metric any time soon. I think there are some contractors that still measure things in leagues and fathoms*.





*this part may or may not be a complete lie
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