Azil Adi Permana
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:58:19 -0700
Dari Milis tetangga !.
Jangan terlebih dahulu bilang Oh My God.
Kalau kita mau meng-google sebentar - maka kita akan temukan bahwa :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ounce:
"The Dutch term *ons* is a unit of mass that is considerably more, 100 g, a
redefinition adopted with the introduction of the metric system together
with a redefinition of the Dutch /pond/ as 1 kg. (Though the /ons/ of 100 g
remains in informal usage, this /pond/ as a kilogram has fallen by the
wayside, replaced by the metric pound of 500 g adopted in other countries.)"
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictO.html*
*ons: *a Dutch unit of weight or mass, now used as a metric unit equal to
the hectogram (100 grams, or about 3.5274 ounces).
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictP.html*
*pond [1]: *the Dutch pound, historically about 494 grams ( 1.089 English
pounds). This unit was also used in the former Dutch Indies (now Indonesia)
and throughout Southeast Asia. In the Netherlands, the pond has been
reinterpreted now as a metric unit equal to exactly 500 grams ( 1.1023
pounds), like the German pfund.
Jadi cerita tentang "teman saya yang bekerja di perusahaan asing..." lebih
mungkin cuma sebuah isapan jempol (yang herannya cepat sekali menyebar luas
di banyak milis). Atas hal tersebut - janganlah kita langsung terburu-buru
menyalahkan Depdiknas.