I will second this.
complete the Metrication that is halfway done.
Bruce E. Arkwright, Jr
Erie PA
Linux and Metric User and Enforcer
I will only invest in nukes that are 150 gigameters away. How much solar energy
have you collected today?
Id put my money on the sun and solar energy. What
Is this a resistance issue, or a not-taking-the-problem-seriously issue?
I'm a bit curious about this, because I remember somebody on list
mentioning handing a metric campaign bumper sticker to a Clinton campaign
aide and getting a smirk for his trouble. It'd be interesting to see how
the
http://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/a-poll-on-american-culture-and-metric-system-adoption/
David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
Martin,
Can you persuade Eric Swalwell to sponsor the following Bill in the US House of
Representatives?
With the objective of bringing the United States into harmony with world
standards for trade and commerce,
*only* units of measurement from the International System of Units (SI),
as
That was me. I was intending to give the bumper sticker to Bill Clinton, but by the time I got to where he was he had moved on shaking other people's hands.I finally wound up giving the "Go Metric" bumper sticker to two women who seemed like they were attached to the campaign.It gets worse.The
Interesting, thanks for your experiences (and persistence), Mark
OK, so I guess we have four (at least) problems:
- Resistance (either to change in general, or specifically against this)
- the Loveable Stubbornness problem (in which American refusal to switch to
metric, despite all apparent
Eugene-- I really don't think that's practical at the present time.
However, another suggestion was made by members on the USMA list that does
in fact seem practical:
From: John Steele
Amending FPLA for permissive-metric-only requires Congressional approval.
However, the assumption is NIST
Martin,
Before the year 2020, we surely should be able to find sponsors of SI-only
legislation in Congress, by the demands of trading partners in the WTO alone,
if not a consequence of *proper* STEM education which emphasizes SI!
Amending the FPLA to *permit* metric-only labeling should, of
I would like to work with both of you on this, but I think it will take lobbying. I found a lobbying group that will send out messages to all senators and representatives for about $1,000.00.IF I get irritated enough at the lack of movement in congress, I might go ahead and hire him
It seems we go around in circles.Teachers don't teach metric, because they don't see it being used in society.Society doesn't use metric because people don't understand it (because they didn't learn it when they were in school-see above)We have to attack both fronts.I say convince more companies
If you ever go into a restaurant and see a glass of wine serving listed by the
fluid ounce, be sure and ask the server how many millilitres the serving is? If
they don't know ask how many fluid ounces in a bottle of wine so you can figure
it out for yourself.
I'm surprised by how often I see
Mark,
Another problem is teachers who present metric units by associations with
non-metric units.
For example, the questions in the N. Carolina Times article: How many liters
in a gallon? How many km in a mile?
This method can only instill hostility to the metric system!
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