>I don't think that the "Big Three" would quite suffice. I think we need to
>include degrees Celsius and watts and maybe (although a bit less important)
>kilopascals and kilojoules. Various combinations like kilometres per hour
>need to be included, also (and perhaps Wyeth meant to include them).
>
Well, yes, I did omit degrees C.  That makes it the Big 4. Other
combinations would follow as a matter of course.  I could drive my
MegaGasALot SUV, weighing 2500 kg, down to the store for a liter of milk
and burn a liter of fuel in the process.

HARRY WYETH

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