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Conchan:
>No self-respecting scientist would mix English and metric systems.
Bonnie Granat:
>...it means no self-respecting scientist would use one system for the
>measurement of the *input* to an experiment and the other for the
>measurement of the *output* of the experiment. The key word here is
"mix," >as in putting a bunch of crab meat, celery, and spices into a
bowl and >mixing them together to create a tasty salad. Mixing means
"using them >both."
And to support Bonnie's statement, here's an example of what happens
when you -do- mix the two.
