the only sound physical reason for fractions is cooking... the general populace is so technically illiterate that is really doesn't make a difference whether things are in fractions or decimal. They really don't have a clue anyway. When was the last time you heard any clerk actually count change out or someone realize that 1/4 cup is 1/2 of a 1/2 cup... The people that like decimal systems don't understand fractions and the fractional people don't know what to do with a decimal point. As for eight fingers, I like my thumbs... -----Original Message----- From: "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey(a)amd.com> Sent: Dec 13, 2004 3:12 PM To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: electro-Physics: 17.3409 volts ---snip--- Contrary to what Tom Jennings states in a later post, there are sound physical reasons for using fractional systems when dealing with the physical world.