This article promotes the metric system in the U.S. and points out the
shortcomings of what we use here in America.
When you are done click opinions and look for the poll on whether or not
the U.S. should go metric. Be sure to vote, and notice how the vote is
going so far. As of 2007-01-19 @
At least the rest of the web site is metric. Dimensions in millimeters
and weight in grams.
I am pleased to see another American company use metric units.
Bob
Pat Naughtin wrote:
Dear All,
When I visited the web page at
http://data.energizer.com/SearchResult.aspx to find out how much
All the better reason to call wombat units King George III units.
Martin Vlietstra wrote:
... and the English king was mad King George III.
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From: Anon Anon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association usma@colostate.edu
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 6:26 PM
Going back to metric, I explored the paper's web site. I couldn't
resist checking the weather site to see what an Australian weather
report looks like. As expected temperatures were in Celsius, but
noticed winds were in knots and pressure were in hPa, not kPa. I was
surprised to see knots
Funny,
Isn't Myanmar(Burma) a solcialist or communist country?
They are one of the last hold outs.
So much for the metric/socialism connection.
Nat Hager III wrote:
''My second dislike of the metric system, Griffiths says, ''is its
tie-in to socialism and the whole notion of a socialist
The legislation is a step in the right direction. It would more clearly
define responsiblity for avoiding confusion over units. However, I
would like the legislation to go a step farther. There needs to be an
intention of phasing out old inch/gallon/pound units. The language is
not strong
I watched a program on the National Geographic Channel on locusts. I
noticed that they were giving both FFU and metric units. I have seen
many threads in this forum complaining about NG magazine not using
metric units. Could this be a new trend, or is this an isolated incident?
I was a member for a year. I was disappointed to learn that they do not
lobby congress for conversion to metric. Without a government mandate I
think that we will continue to drift between metric and U.S. Imperial
units. The government needs to lead the way and they are not doing
that. I
To their credit, Accuweather lets you change all stats to metric. I
have seen many cases where I take the metric option for local weather,
but the forecasts remain in U.S. imperial, and you cannot change the
forecast to metric. Weather underground is a classic example of this.
Ezra Steinberg
I visited the Liberia site and checked on their climate. I saw
USI(Metric) units. In other articles I did find miles without reference
to kilometers. This appears to be a mixed bag but favors US Imperial.
Joseph B. Reid wrote:
A recent posting on this list mentioned that Myanmar and Liberia.
I recently sent this link that shows where each state is at on metricating
highway construction. This is before Oregon abandoned metrics. It is very
bleak.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/metric01.htm
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From: Hu, Alfred [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association
I am writing a letter to lobby for metrication to my state's senators and
local representative. I would like your help. I am attaching a copy of the
letter and would like to know what I should change to make a better case for
metric conversion. I have made the letter plain text so that all
Does anybody know where I can get a meter stick? I live near Chicago,IL and
yard sticks are abundant, but no meter sticks.
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From: john mercer
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wednesday, 03 September, 2003 12:56
Subject: [USMA:26819] Meter stick
Hello
I prefer to call our collection of units U.S. imperial (or American
imperial).
I think we need to convey that these units did originate from British
royalty.
This conveys this while acknowledging that the units used in the U.S. are
somewhat diffeent from their current British counterparts. This
MessageJust curious, what are the remaining states that use metric in road
construction?
I understand that California and New York still use metric, and that
Pennsylvania is dual,
who are the others?
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From: Nat Hager III
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent:
In the early eighties I though some gas companies were selling gas in liters
for awhile. Unfortunately, the effort failed.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Brian J White
Sent: Saturday, 19 July, 2003 16:30
To: U.S. Metric Association
I have a better idea if we are changing calendars:
13 months of 4 weeks.
The first 12 months have 28 days, the 13th month has 29. Month 13 will have
30 on leap years. This will mean that all the dates of the month will be on
the same day of the week. Months are as evenly divided as possible.
I was wondering about the status of metrics and highway construction. In
Yahoo's Metric America site someone mentioned that the FWHA is now requiring
all states to go back to US Imperial units in road construction. Is this
true? If not, are there any states still using metric in road
I am giving an update to a post given at the beginning of the year. I found
that I can obtain the golden dollar coin at the local bank. I have been
spending them at various locations with no problem. However, some vending
machines do not take them. All of the stores do take them. Also, I
I am heading up a public event to promote astronomy in the Chicago area and
I am hoping to find a way to encourage metric units in astronmy. We
ususally have free handouts that give info on planets, but it is in miles
only. I will have to work on that.
Does anybody know where I can get freebies
This is from 1999. I wonder if demand has fallen for metric fasteners by
now, since most states have reverted road construction back to english
units.
- Original Message -
From: Brian J White [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 08 January, 2002
I noticed lately that Utah had returned to english units in road
construction. I was wondering if any other states have bailed on
metrication. Last I heard the only states left were California, Oregon,
Nevada, Montana, Idaho, New Mexico, Kansas, Indiana, New York, Conneticut,
Maine, New
http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/Europe/temp_map.html
I visited the European weather site and from there looked at North American
weather. For Canada you only get a Farenheit temperature map. In fact, it
is identical to the U.S. map. For Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean
area you don't get a
After reading a couple of posts about metric on TV shows I just can't help
but wonder if anyone likes any of the Star Trek series. On The Next
Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager you hear metric units in virtually
every episode. They never use King George III Units.
Also, I noticed metric
I signed up on CNBC some time ago to post on their message boards. I found
one that talks about weather, so I posted a message advocating that weather
be given in metric units. The two answers given include "move to Europe"
and
"Skywatchbob: What are you,boy, one of them foreign national
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