On 26 Oct 00, at 19:06, Ma Be wrote:
> Gee, Joe... These are terrible, terrible results!... :-( I wonder
> what one would get if the survey were made today. Would you expect
> these numbers to change slightly, somewhat or dramatically?
> Marcus
> >"Do you know what the metric measure is for weight?"
> >
> > Region Age
> > ---------------------------- ----------------
> > Atlan Qui- Ont- Prair
> >Answer Total -tic bec ario -ies B.C. 18-29 30-49 50+
> >------ ----- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----- ----
> >kg or g 76.9 65.4 75.3 79.1 78.6 80.7 86.6 83.4 60.6
No one (even to most literate) told then about the effect of local
gravity on a mass unit when used for weight ???
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