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Re: misc.metric-system



[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>  Corbusier (The Modulor) observed that the metre (as a fixed percentage of the 
>  circumference of the earth) didn't mean much, whereas the imperial system was 
>  related to the human form and thus much more appropriate for the design of 
>  human spaces, and maybe designers should switch from metric to imperial ...

I don't know if he did say such a thing, but it is extremely silly.


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