I was sent the following article from the Daily Express.
(There is a second excellent article in today's Mail on Sunday from
Stewart Steven. It bears a certain resemblance to my 'Myths' page,
though he covers some aspects I don't. As Mr Steven had no problems
with my reproducing his previous
Kilopascal wrote in USMA 10689 wrote:
Probably the pro-metric folks thirty years ago were then more optimistic
about U.S. conversion within 10 years than pro-metric folks today on the
subject of conversion within 10 years. How about it? Can you remember thirty
years ago? THEN how soon did you
2001-01-28
Got this e-mail today. Maybe it is of interest to someone on the list, as
they are one of the TABD companies opposing universal metric only labels.
Note the reference to the 1.7 oz bottle. Those of interest can contact
Toggle this and ask why a 50 mL bottle is referred to 1.7 oz.
Those with a passing familiarity with the Survivor TV (television) show in
the US may find it amusing to learn that one of our own (a metric proponent)
is involved. It is not in the real TV program but a fictitious one dreamed
up as a humorous story in The Times-Union newspaper in Jacksonville,
In a message dated 1/20/01 11:39:08 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The 90mm disk are still really "floppy", even
though they are in a hard plastic case
Hmm...
:-)
Randi Radcliff
([EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 1/20/01 11:31:59 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
While you're at it, vectorsnrasters, why don't you measure a CD.
Jim
Uh...actually, I did that as well.
The diameter is a true 120mm for a standard disc,
80mm for a so-called "three inch" (i.e., it's
Dennis Brownridge asked in USMA 10694:
Is the important 1971 NBS document, "Metric America: A Decision Whose Time
Has Come" on the web anywhere, or can anyone supply me with a copy of it, at
my cost? I've looked in vain for it at our local libraries.
The full collection should be available
- Original Message -
From: "downtobusiness" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 2001-01-28 17:48
Subject: If you believe in metrication, and if [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric
America]
and if you are active in some church, and if your church believes in
promoting worldwide
- Original Message -
From: "eddielechat" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 2001-01-28 18:17
Subject: U.S. should have gone metric long ago. [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric
America]
The U.S. will be metric someday. It would be more efficient to do it
quicker rather than
- Original Message -
From: "downtobusiness" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 2001-01-28 18:42
Subject: For folks who want to do more! [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America]
Please don't forget to check out the better organized
http://www.delphi.com/metric forum and the
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 2001-01-28 17:34
Subject: Yahoo! Clubs Metric America
Dear Friends:
If you support the notion of U.S. metrication,
and if you are active in some organized religion,
and if your religion advocates
Reference the Tide as 0,99 kg. We recently bought a bag of dog food at
Costco which was labelled as 44 lbs 19,99 kg. A 20 kg bag of dog food if
I ever saw one!
Mike Payne
Virginia
On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:02:22 -0500 "kilopascal"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
2001-01-13
I have seen the new 2 kg
Once upon a gridiron dreary, while I floundered,
weak and weary,
Over many a scrimmage of forlorn plays--
While I stumbled, often fumbled,
suddenly there I became humbled,
As I grumbled, grumbled at the lousy score,
"Tis a fluke," I muttered, "jumbling my dreamt-of score,
Only this and
I had my kids using the term "football units", as in, that team needs 11
football units for a first down. It was great fun.
Mike
Laurel MD
"James R. Frysinger" wrote:
Once upon a gridiron dreary,
[merciless snip]
In a message dated 2001-01-28 21:56:35 Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Reference the Tide as 0,99 kg. We recently bought a bag of dog food at
Costco which was labelled as 44 lbs 19,99 kg. A 20 kg bag of dog food if
I ever saw one!
Mike Payne
Virginia
I just came back from
This is put out by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space
Museum.
Check out this link:
http://www.airspacemag.com/ASM/Mag/Latest.html#Features
... to see a summary about an article by Michael Milstein, Metric Mayhem:
Practically the entire world uses the metric system. Is it
Background: I was in Canada the last two weeks and when I dialed into AOL
using Montreal, Moncton or Toronto access numbers, I got the local weather,
express in both FFU and SI. (The SI option isn't offered when dialing from
the USA.)
Noting "kph" for wind speed I wrote to AOL. Here's the
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