[SilverStreak]

Originally Posted by }{arlequin

it's probably a bad example b/c on my wrench, when you set one setting, the other just *happens* to be right there as well.

but just in case you wanna split hairs, no i haven't the slightest what a nM feels like, just like i don't know what a ft-lb feels like.

i also don't know what a metric ton looks like. ditto for tonne. in fact, i don't know what many metric measurements are. the beauty is, i don't need to.

for everyday usage, this is most important to us, as car people, for the wrenching that we do. what i care about is the fact that if i pick up a 9mm wrench and it's slightly too small, i just KNOW that a 10mm will be perfect. that way i can just ask for a 10, or get it myself.

now, if that same thing happens w/ a 5/8's, i don't have a slightest effin' clue as to what's the next size up. 6/16's? 7/16's? wtf???

so to me, THIS is where the metric system shines. not whether i tune my torque wrench to this or this setting.

plus, there is something beautiful about the fact that one liter of water weighs exactly one kilo. guesstimating volume and weight becomes somewhat more precise...

Sounds like someone's a metric poser