I'm with Ned. Who in all of the USMA or on this list can speak up and
identify members of Congress who might be amenable to proposing the
necessary legislation?
Ezra
Nat Hager III wrote:
Combining two threads here:
NONE of this is going to happen until we identify some member of
Jonathan Dowling wrote:
Be warned. I emailed the NRA here in Ireland on this
subject and received no response.
I assume your NRA is different from our NRA here in the States.
Who is the NRA over in Eire?
Ezra
Dear List:
I was reading the latest issue of The Planetary Report from the
Planetary Society.
While they typically use just SI or SI (ifp), I noticed that they still
use degrees Kelvin.
Can someone provide the appropriate citation that I can pass along to
them (since I am a member) to
Barbara and/or Bill Hooper wrote:
snip
... unlike SI, there is no official body that is
authorized to make decisions about correct usage for cgs. That is, cgs does
not have an official body which can proclaim such hair-splitting
distinctions as that certain units may not called units but must
The document from the APWA says in part:
The American Public Works Association (APWA) believes that all federal,
state, and local government
agencies responsible for administration, management, operation,
maintaining, or provision of services
related to public works and infrastructure should
Carter, Baron wrote:
I think the APWA is taking a cop out approach. The Federal Govt rarely does
anyhing on its own initiative. They will act/mandate metrication when
sufficient groups of people demand it be so. People like the APWA. Instead
of wimping away in a corner the APWA, along
Han Maenen wrote:
Michael Payne in USMA 18047 is right: the English language edition sold in
Europe is ifp with the odd metric measurement. It is in fact the American
edition.
Too bad for the Brits, then. They get the funky American spelling and the weird
ifp stuff.
Of course, it would be
Jim:
Thanks for the update! And I'm glad to see the results of the court decision. I
also enjoyed reading Lord Howe's comments.
Wouldn't it be poetic justice if all his brou-ha-ha generated by the Metric
Martyrs results in Her Majesty's Government introducing and passing the
metrication
Just saw this on the epolitix news summary. Seems like an opportune time
to include conversion of road signs to metric ...
Ezra
BYERS SET TO PRIVATISE ROAD NETWORK
Stephen Byers is planning to privatise the main road network in
England, reports today's FT.
Under the scheme, planning,
I concur.
Ezra
Bill Potts wrote:
To John (kilopascal) Schweisthal.
Let me add my voice to that of Jim Frysinger and ask you to cease and desist
from posting entire web pages to this list.
At the very least, doing so is both presumptuous and discourteous.
Please just post the URL (in a
Gene:
I thought the correct terminology was kelvins in the plural Can you tell
me if that's correct?
Ezra
Gene Mechtly wrote:
Allow me to correct my own error before others notice it
The zero on the Celsius scale is 27315 kelvin, not 27316 kelvin
(NIST SP 811, page 5)
These
Given what Gene wrote, it looks to me like the use of the Celsius scale is
quite similar to the use of the liter, in that both are defined in terms of an
SI unit, are not themselves units, and are kept mostly for reasons of history
and convenience than anything else
Ezra
Gene Mechtly wrote:
Pat:
This probably has been mentioned in the past, but I'm wondering what the
exceptions, small though they might be, are that still haunt y'all Down Under ...
Ezra
Pat Naughtin wrote:
Dear Jim and All,
You are right that the metric conversion in Australia was done efficiently
(with
In a similar vein I happened to notice that some of the PG products (I believe
others have seen examples, too) are in rational metric sizes (but in terms like
2000 mL, where I would prefer 2 L) and in first position!
Now all we need is an amended FPLA to permit metric only labelling while still
So, Chris, what do you make of the Minister's reply to Lord Howe's query?
Are we at a dead end (so to speak) when it comes to metricating distance
and speed limit signs?
And what's the real story behind signs no on the motorways (like those on
private lanes and the like).
What is their legal
I'm still puzzled how National Geographic can convert to metric in languages
other than English but still support the use of only US customary units in
the English-language edition (because the US set of units is not entirely
identical to the Imperial set of units). Do they perhaps figure that
in the wallet.
John
- Original Message -
From: Ezra Steinberg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 2002-03-21 17:24
Subject: [USMA:18962] Re: National geographic again
I'm still puzzled how National Geographic can
Sure, Don, getting back to metric would be nice.
So, here goes ...
Is anybody (including -- and maybe especially -- the USMA leadership) pushing a
legislative agenda to promote metric? It seems that the two agenda items currently in
the forefront are amending the FPLA and getting the
FYI, just saw this in the Daily Telegraph today. sigh
Ezra
Poll candidate took 50 metric road
signs
By David Sapsted
(Filed: 05/04/2002)
A UK Independence Party
So, Chris, does this provide grist for the mill to pass legislation to
at least permit metric-only signage for distances? The advantage of this
approach is that it avoids a big row (and cost!) over a massive
change-over of all motorway signage by allowing individual jurisdictions
and entities to
Jim:
I suspect, though, that a manufacturer would wait until ALL the States allow
metric-only labels before they would print such. When that happens, they can
sensibly do so because they could sell their products throughout the NAFTA
region with a single printing of labels. Thus, it seems very
only when all 50 States allow for it.
Ezra
Joseph B. Reid wrote:
Ezra Steinberg wrote in USMA 19510
I suspect, though, that a manufacturer would wait until ALL the States allow
metric-only labels before they would print such. When that happens, they can
sensibly do so because they could
I was surprised (pleasantly) to see in the NIST guidelines linked to in an earlier
e-mail on the list this morning that they specify the 1 to 1000 rule (e.g. use 750
mL instead of 0.75 L).
Can anyone tell me if this is just a guideline or does it have (even a little) more
weight than that (maybe
Can you remind us (or at least me! ;-) a bit of what the UK experience
has been with these items?
Thanks!
Ezra
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks. How about:
Gasoline
Butter
Soda
Toothpaste
Milk
Beer
These are interesting because of mass exposure and the UK experience.
--
Just received these thoughts from a woman I know who lives outside of
London.
Tells the tale all too tellingly, I think ...
Ezra
===
You're right about the Metrication issue. Anybody of my age or younger (I
will
be 41 next month) has been taught
Latest results from UK polling:
Hartlepool caused the biggest upset when the town voted-in the football
mascot H'Angus the Monkey as mayor.
Brent:
Is the letter below one you sent to the manufacturer? It sounds like it to me,
but I didn't catch anywhere that made that clear to me.
Ezra
JPB Cliveden wrote:
I was particularly disappointed this week to receive as part of a lunch pack
a bottle of fresh Samantha pure spring water
Sure, I understand.
Seems like a letter the manufacturer would be in order. What stands out most for
me right off the bat is the use of the fraction 1/2 in 1/2 liter violates
the NIST guidelines (500 mL would be the way to go). These drops of change in
the ocean (Jim Frysinger's metaphor lives
From Epolitix this morning:
UK GOVERNMENT STEPS UP EURO CAMPAIGN
A report has been published by the government's
pollsters, GGC/NOP, which gives recommendations for the pro-euro
campaign in a referendum which could be held as early as next year, the
Telegraph today reports.
From Epolitix today:
CLARKE LAUNCHES TORY PRO-EURO CAMPAIGN
Former chancellor Kenneth Clarke today launches the
Tory European Network, the Conservative campaign for adoption of the
single currency.
Many of the thousands of people who have left the
party over
From today's Epolitix bulletin. (I presume folks in the UK by their
stash by the kilo. But what's the mass of a standard joint, I wonder?)
Ezra
Blunkett eases up on grass
David Blunkett has downgraded cannabis to a
class C drug, sparking a row in the Commons
So, Chris, what's the story here? Anything really new?
As for the surveys cited, how is it that young people still think in Imperial?
Ezra
Nat Hager III wrote:
In the Scotsman today...
Nat
The Scotsman
July 12, 2002, Friday
SECTION: Pg. 1
LENGTH: 272 words
See story by following this link:
http://www.epolitix.com/default.asp?/bos/epxnews/238fc1c7798e1040a0f463339140c66d702f.htm
Just saw a program on PBS where one of segments talked about the quiet conversion
that Kodak in Rochester, NY has done internally in the last couple of years to SI.
I wonder how many other companies in the States (other than the well-publicized
efforts of the US auto companies, etc.) are
Just checked the following link for the shuttle to the Casino Rama:
http://www.greyhound.ca/fares/casino.html
All the times are listed in AM/PM format.
Ezra
Bill Potts wrote:
You might take more care with your spelling of Canada.
Anyway, take a look at http://www.greyhound.ca -- just as
Just looked at the following page that clearly is intended for Canadians (not
American tourists):
http://www.greyhound.ca/fares/commuter.html
While the schedule grid uses the 24 hour format, the text explanation preceding
it uses am/pm format.
Interesting (and weird to me) ...
Ezra
Spelled out in its entirety, the French would read:
OUVERT 09 heures 00 - 17 heures 00 lundi-vendredi
In French 9 o'clock is 9 heures and 17 o'clock (if you will) is
17 heures.
Vive le francais, volia tout! (And I can't figure out where to find the
cedillas and accents on this bloody
Perhaps this is a metric-readiness strategy we're seeing here. All the more
reason to push for approval of voluntary metric-only labelling. At that point I
would bet everyone who's already gone metric in this way will drop the US
Customary units and that will create momentum for all other
Jim Elwell wrote (in part):
He (the metric martyr -- Ezra) refused to use a NEW approved scale system.
He had a perfectly good one
that the government had approved in the past.
So, then, for example, if a manufacturer has an existing long-standing approved
fire-protection system for his
' and 'individual freedom' were very high on the agenda. All
Australian states now have fire fighting fittings that are made to uniform
standards.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin CAMS
Geelong, Australia
on 2002-10-08 04.47, Ezra Steinberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim Elwell wrote (in part):
He
, etc.
It seems that it took a mini-flood of such scandals building up to a crescendo to
finally push the legislators to do something.)
Ezra
Ezra Steinberg wrote:
Thank you, Pat, for this useful bit of information.
It makes me think of the role of safety some more as it relates to metrication
Chris mentioned anachronistic measures in his comments about the case of the
Austrian woman who wants to be able to serve beer in litres. In that vein I
just came across the following:
mutchkin -- a Scottish liquid measure of four gills. The old Scottish gallon
contained eight pints, sixteen
Also, can our Canadian friends report on how the media there reported
distances? I'm curious ...
Ezra
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:39:05 -0700, Nikolay O. Malyarov
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
RE: Caught alleged sniper in the Washington area.
Muhammad earned an M-16 expert
Say, Chris, how about the popular media in Britain? Did the tabloids and
the independent stations (radio and TV) use SI, Imperial, or both (and in
which order)? (If you happen to know ... )
Ezra
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 14:39:05 -0700, Nikolay O. Malyarov
[EMAIL
I just visited the official Philippine government tourism web site at
http://www.tourism.gov.ph and see on the opening page that the temperatures for
various cities in the Philippines are given in degrees Celsius only. I tried
going to other parts of the site to see if they give distances only in
Tom:
Is there by chance a mailing address for this minister to which we can send an
expression of support?
Ezra
Tom Wade VMS Systems wrote:
So, Tom, is time to break out the Guinness and rejoice?
After so many 'deadlines' that have come and gone ignored, I would certainly
not break out a
Chris,
The last article (third link) mentions something about metric signs
being a breach of regulation but not of the law (or some such). Can you
clarify?
Ezra
=
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2384065.stm
Right on the money, Carl.
Ezra
Carl Sorenson wrote:
John wrote:
It doesn't, so what!
You know, it seems the ones who complain the most about the
off-topic subjects that appear now and then are the ones who seldom
or never make any comments. If all of you lurking in the back
ground want
Interesting followup to Joe's remarks: I just noticed in Albertson's that
Libby has labelled most of their glass (pyrex?) bowls and other
containers as 1 Qt/1 L, 2 Qt/2 L, 9/25 cm, etc. I like the fact that
they are using rational metric in their dual labelling.
Ezra
Joseph B. Reid wrote:
Jim
Hmmm, did anyone do the same for our Canadian friends last month?
(I'd hate to think we missed out on them!)
Ezra
John Nichols wrote:
Dear All:
I wish all the USA residents a Happy Thanksgiving.
Enjoy the Turkey and Stuffing.
John Nichols
John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE
Just want to add that in actual usage one would normally see the plural
(kelvins, kilokelvins, etc. just as one would with metres and
kilometres, for example).
Ezra
Bill Potts wrote:
Indeed, it can. In the absence of any stated restrictions (and I know of
none), all SI units can be used
Saw Auto Week (by chance) on PBS and was surprised to hear them talk about the
gas shocks on the cars as 36 mm. I'm guessing that's standard now.
will be more than happy to forward your ideas
along to our Production/Development Team.
Best Regards and Happy Holidays,
Alexandra Arkoian
Customer Relations
-Original Message-
From: Ezra Steinberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 4:47 PM
To: CustServ
Saw part of a PBS show called Hemisphere South on our local affiliate
KCSM. Couldn't find any more info about it either on their web site or
the main PBS web site (and I didn't watch the whole thing so I missed
the closing credits to see who produced it). The topic was the history
of the
Well, according to Homer Simpson, the correct pronunciation IS nucular (he
corrected his daughter Lisa in one of the episodes).
Ezra
Stephen C. Gallagher wrote:
That part irks me too. Saying nucular instead of nuclear
is no different than saying pisghetti instead of spaghetti.
But I did
Just saw a wildlife show on my local PBS station (well, one of them)
that was produced both by Chileans and Canadians. The entire narration
used SI. I was curious because the narrator had a North American accent
(rather than Australian, New Zealander, or British) so at first I was
wondering if I
Bill Potts wrote (in part):
I was also in Shoppers' Drug Mart. I bought some Head and Shoulders shampoo.
It's labeled 400 mL (13.5 FL OZ LIQ.). That was a disappointment, as it's
made by Procter and Gamble, one of the more progressive companies with
respect to metrication. (The label also
that are not metric: the US and Yemen.
Is this the last word on the matter? (I'm curious on what basis Dr.
Crawford makes that claim.)
Ezra
Terry Simpson wrote:
Ezra Steinberg wrote:
And did I miss seeing any results from that meeting a few months
ago that NIST (?) called in Washington, DC to discuss
H, I find this news about the BBC both puzzling and discouraging.
Can our UK correspondents (Chris, et al.) chime in here? What gives???
Ezra
Pat Naughtin wrote:
Dear John,
Alas this is not so. The BBC is an absolute bastion of colonial units and it
encourages the use of these in all
Just heard a nice touch on KCBS today (in San Francisco) where someone
was being interviewed talking about the joys for Americans of visiting
British Columbia. Besides mentioning the 60% discount on prices that
holders of US dollars enjoy because of comparable prices in Canadian
dollars combined
I read this in the government debates of last November:
Ms Shortall: I am not talking about replacing the signs but about completing the
review and taking decisions on this. When does the Minister expect to do that?
Mr. Brennan: By the end of the first quarter of 2003 a fair road map should be
Strange bit of reasoning, of course. With that logic one could claim
that inch-pound units are not permissible today because you can't label
quantities using inch-pound only. Bollux!
Ezra
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2003-07-03 16:17:21 Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just finished watching on one of my local PBS stations an episode of a
British TV series called Noah's Ark about a country vet and his
entourage.
According to the unofficial web site
(http://www.troth.demon.co.uk/pages/noahsark.html) the show aired in the
UK from December '97 to November '98. I
Terry:
Thanks for your reply.
Alas, the characters who used the words pint and gallon were both
under 30
years old (not the old country vet!). Seems like the script writers
would be
taking that into account when they put words in those characters'
mouths!
Cheers,
Ezra
Terry Simpson wrote:
I
I agree with Bill.
BTW, this offers another argument for supporters of the proposed amendment to
the FPLA to permit metric-only labelling. NAFTA packaging could then show metric
only dimensions, etc. in metric only, since they clearly want to use a single
set of units in each language.
(Now that
I just noticed that the Fair Trade Research Council is hosted in the
Sociology Department of the same illustrious institution of higher
learning that hosts our very own USMA mailing list.
Sounds like Colorado State University is a mighty cool campus ...
Ezra
I just checked out the Australian Tourist Commission web site
(http://www.australia.com). Quite attractive and well laid out.
They give you the opportunity to pick your language and your country. I
was pleased to discover (insofar as I looked) that the English language
versions for Canada and the
is 6 kms from the city centre. Any one looking the US version of the
page could believe we are indeed not a metric country or even use
Australian English. They did not provide the courtesy of a reply
back. Regards,Brenton ConwayAdelaide, Australia. - Original
Message - From: Ezra
Hmmm, sounds a heck of a lot like the prevailing attitude in the UK about miles
and road signs, eh?
sigh
Still, kudos to Chris Keenan, Lord Howe, the UKMA, et al. for continuing to fight
the good fight!
(As King Henry said it so well: Once more unto the breach!)
Ezra
John S. Ward wrote (in
Yup, I kinda figured everyone knew that.
Bill Potts wrote:
Ezra Steinberg wrote:
As King Henry said it so well: Once more unto the breach!
That wasn't the real King Henry; that was merely Shakespeare's portrayal of
King Henry V. g
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI
John:
I used to work as a line mechanic and did unit engine repair back in the
late 70's. Since I worked for a foreign car shop, everything was
metric (and we liked it that way). The older mechanics were also
comfortable with SAE bolts and wrenches, etc. but I worked only on
foreign cars (mostly
Gotta share the good news with the list! Thanks, Tom! :-)
Ezra
Original Message
Subject: Re: Irish speed limit signs (Chris' reply)
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 11:49:31 +0100 (WET-DST)
From: Tom Wade VMS Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Ezra,
The task group
Tom Wade wrote (in part):
New cars are still being sold with imperial dash controls. I'm getting
a new one at the moment, and I've requested metric speed and odometer.
In re-reading what you wrote, Tom, I am now wondering if there will be
concurrent changes to the laws regarding speedometers
Dear List:
On a somewhat related topic of bowlderized usage, I have noticed that American
reporters or other Americans on TV or radio will use expressions such as a third
of a kilometer based upon (I assume) the existing usage with miles. In this
context, a kilometer becomes an opaque (albeit
I just looked at the latest version of the UKMA web site (http://www.ukma.org.uk)
and really like it. Bravo to those who made the changes! Folks on this list might
want to visit and see what they have done.
The interesting thing I note is that the UKMA's arguments about the deficiencies
of a
Stopped behind a truck transporting one of those big metal shipping containers used on
ocean freighters and just happened to notice that all the dimensions are listed first
in metric followed by Imperial. This one just happened to have a rational tare
weight of 4000 kg -- a pleasant (to me, at
Went to the local Safeway last night to buy shampoo and noticed all of the rational
metric labelling on the Proctor and Gamble products. Yes, U.S. Customary units are
listed first followed by SI in parentheses, but the pre-positioning by PG of 750 mL
and similar rational product sizes is quite
Just returned from Home Depot (the holiday madness is on) and noticed that at least
one manufacturer of toilets (Glacier Way, I think?) lists the minimum pressure to be
used in both metric (first!) and English. The metric symbol is written as kpa
instead of kPa, but otherwise it's nice to see
I suddenly remembered the manufacturer is Glacier Bay. A little digging turns up
that these toilets are made in China. Still couldn't find a web site for them. (Note
that http://www.glacierbay.com turns up an entirely different company altogether.)
Ezra
Shopped in my local drugstore this afternoon and noticed that the Vaseline skin care
products are labelled in rational metric sizes first with the U.S. customary
indication following in parentheses. This is even better than what PG is doing
currently.
The main thing I'm noticing, though, is
Just read up about the Beagle 2 mission sent by the UK to Mars.
Liked how the BBC web site referred to the distance travelled by the probe in
kilometres. Then I was surprised to read the quotation by the mission manager that the
probe will be slowed to a speed of 36 miles per hour. I'm guessing
I checked out the Accuweather web site (http://www.accuweather.com) and noticed they
let you choose metric units. The thing I noticed is that they got some of the symbols
wrong (kph for km/h, etc.). I sent them a feedback note about the necessary
corrections; they replied that they are passing
Anyone see an announcement in the Irish press or on an Irish government web site?
-Original Message-
From: Nat Hager III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Feb 5, 2004 12:07 PM
To: U.S. Metric Association [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [USMA:28540] Ireland signs
Seems like a formal announcement
Dear Pat:
I'm wondering if there are any physicians who could be recruited to sign a petition
recommending that Australian hospitals that the existing charts be replaced with one
like the one you suggest and that the practice of hospital staff converting
measurements of mass from SI to
Yes, that's excellent!
Then we get reminded that Subway still calls their sandwiches "6-inches"!
I assume Aussies treat that as an opaque label (in much the same way that customers at Starbucks think of "tall", "grande", and "vente" when referring to cup sizes) rather than understanding the
I have been watching some of the Science Channel (apparently the new name for the
Discovery Channel). I have been pleased to note that most of the programs I have
viewed use SI (only!) both in the narration and in the interviews with scientists.
This is a big change from what the Discovery
I just happened to notice at Winco that the longer length of Duck Tape (R) brand duct
tape is sold in rational metric length (55 m). Happy to see that!
The shorter length is still sold in rational ifp (with metric in parentheses
specifying a length in meters that includes a decimal fraction
Someone posted recently an article from a newspaper in the prairie provinces arguing
against the current Canadian metric muddle and recommending going back to Imperial or
completely forward to metric. (Hard for me to see how they can go back given all the
current investment in metric, like
I don't know who else might have scene the first part of Prime Suspect 6 with Hellen
Mirren (who plays a London detective superintendent) that aired last Sunday night on
PBS, but I was suprised (except when they referred to miles, alas!) to hear all of
the measurements used by the actors given
]
Subject: [USMA:29610] RE: Prime Suspect tweaked for U.S. audience?
Of Ezra Steinberg
I don't know who else might have scene the first part of Prime Suspect 6
with
Hellen Mirren (who plays a London detective superintendent) that aired last
Sunday night on PBS, but I was suprised (except when
Ditto, Nat.
I suspect that once the FPLA is amended (and the UPLR adopted in all US
jurisdictions) we will start seeing a pretty brisk conversion to rational
metric sizes in prepackaged goods.
Ezra
- Original Message -
From: Nat Hager III [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: U.S. Metric Association
Looking at the Tesco site, I found a link to a diet
site (not Tesco)that uses only Imperial measuresfor height
and"stones" for weight -- not even the option to use metric!
Is there a Hall of Shame web page on the UKMA site?
These folks should be on there!
Ezra
- Original Message
Been watching the Science Channel some more (interesting earth science
programs) and have noticed that the British scientists seem to consistently
say kill-AH-mih-ter instead of KILL-oh-mee-ter and regularly say
Centigrade instead of Celsius. (I find the latter a bit more surprising
than the
Here's what Michael Quinion has to say on the subject:
[Q] From William Murray; a related question came from Tim Riley in London:
The title of your new book, Ologies and Isms, reminded me of a thought I've
had about kilometer. The word itself is not essential in the USA, except for
scientific
I was shopping in Fred Meyers (here in Portland)
and noticed that some of the patio furniture (from China) had dimensions on the
box listed only in inches. I thought it was illegal to sell items in the USA
where the units on the packaging were only US Customary.
Can anyone knowledgeable
Just saw a "first" for me: a NAFTA package (for a
fire ring we bought) in English/French/Spanish with only US Customary units. (In
all other cases I've seen NAFTA packages have used US Customary in the English
and SI in the other two languages.)
Is this legal in either Canada or Mexico?
Title: Message
Actually, it sounds like this representative makes
good sense based on the quotes provided in the article.
And this raises a good point: anyone know why the
government has not started an education campaign aimed at the Irish driving
public to prepare them for the change-over
I was watching a show on the National Geographic channel about locusts in
Australia. I did not get to see the whole show, so I did not watch the
production credits to see when the show was produced. However, based on
references to certain dates in the show, I'm certain that the show was
produced
Saw a very interesting episode of Scientific
American Frontiers on PBS tonight. The subject was the effects of global warming
on the geography, flora, and fauna of Alaska.
I noted that all the scientists (with a couple of
exceptions that I'll explain next) used SI while the narration done
I looked up "metric" in the archives of the Irish
Times and came across this article in February about the upcoming change-over to
metric speed limit signs:
http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/motoring/2004/0211/1242286904MOT11LEAD.html
The bit that interested me the most was
this:
"Metric
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