Pat and all Then couldn't we also concentrate on making SI the accepted and jargon as P incorrect and therefore socially unacceptable? Baron carter -----Original Message----- From: Pat Naughtin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 12 February, 2001 14:46 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:10966] RE: Fwd: The North Atlantic Oscillation, units of measurement Dear Jim and All, <snip> > But how many scientists, so you suppose, could pass a broad-spectrum, > closed book quiz on units such as sverdrups, dobson units, janskies, > rayleighs, dobson units, practical salinity units, faradays, parsecs, > etc. You may notice that my suggested SI units were equivalent to the > sverdrup and I'm sure that all scientists (and science students) would > understand those. > > Jim And I wonder how many of our scientists 'could pass a broad-spectrum, closed book quiz on' SI 'units.' Given a choice between SI and intra-laboratory jargon, too many scientists of my acquaintance go straight foe the jargon, and the social acceptance that goes with it. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS Geelong, Australia
