[Some hope remaining.]

12cm is half an inch? Must be that new math. ;^)

[R. Scott]

12cm is half an inch? Must be that new math. ;^)

For most Americans, millimeter, centimeter …

[Calvin Locke]

You do know what this means? If "they" can "see" a 12cm object strike the Moon, how come "they" never release
photos of the Apollo landing sites taken from Earth or the Hubble?

I was just reading some USENET posts on the possible location of the Beagle 2 "landing" site. (On Mars...)

[reg45]

12cm is half an inch? Must be that new math.

Either that or someone's calculator is pregnant (it's missing a period).

[Drew68]

12cm is half an inch? Must be that new math. ;^)

It will be a wonderful day when America finally adopts the tried and true metric system and chucks imperial measurements into the trash where they belong.

I'm doing my part. If someone asks me how much I weigh I respond "77 kilos." If that confuses them they can go look it up.

The metric system is the language of science and it is high time we embrace it.