Re: Thinking of aspects of PA in urban fighting [FMAS] [General]

Laserlight wrote:
> No, but there's no point in overengineering.	We could easily make
> ladders that will support 1000 pounds, for example, but they'd weigh
> more and cost more.  100 years in the future, we'll probably still
> have ladders rated for 300 pounds (or maybe we'll have learned the
> metric system by then--anything is possible) but they'll be light
> enough to easily carry with one hand.

Hey, there are plenty of places that have figured out metric. Say, 95%
of the rest of the planet :) I mean, 1000g is 1 kg, 1000kg is a tonne.
But wait, you're right, base ten things are hard to figure out :)

(snide remarks from your friends from the north :)

Jaime