Ed- Trendy?! -Don From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ENTS] Re: Red Oak in Halifax Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:26:53 -0400
Paul, Will, People think in simple units, simple numbers.. One foot is a simpler unit that fits the size of many common objects. It is a false assumption that I am not familiar with or commonly use metric units. It is more trendy to use metric units, but that does not mean they are better. Ed "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science." - Albert Einstein ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Jost To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:49 PM Subject: [ENTS] Re: Red Oak in Halifax Ed, The visualization limitation is only because of your infamiliarity with using the metric units. The same argument could be used in reverse. Actually, it is much more useful to use millimeters and centimeters instead of inches or feet for small things. The ability to change units by only moving a decimal point is a distinct advantage over the counterintuitive system of mils, inches, links, feet, yards, fathoms, rods, chains, furlongs, miles, leagues, and whatever else there is. The ability to use SI units easily in calculations to other types of units without strange conversion factors, such as volume, is another advantage. The only real advantage to our current system is that we are already using it. Paul _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_online:082009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
