Since not all of us speak metric I decided to take it upon my self to translate Bruce's post to english and add some clarification:
On behalf of English System unit users everywhere (except England, they're Metrified), thanks, JHAP.
Sometimes I wonder how Bruce finds enough metric teeth on Lincoln, Nebraska to keep his dental practice going. Then I remember he has patients shipped in from all over the world.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling