On Fri, 25 Jan 2002, Adrian Jadic wrote: > ... have a chart ... with masses from 60 kg to 100 kg ... > and heights from 1.50 m to 2 m... > You could explain how BMI is calculated and then just have them read > from the chart.
Yes! and be sure to have a bathroom scale calibrated in kg, and a scale in m (or cm) on the wall for on site direct measurements of mass and height. Exclude from sight all charts and factors for ip to SI conversions. I'm confident that Jim Frysinger will do all of this without our suggestions, but the ideas might be useful for others who plan to run "language" fairs. SI is indeed *the* global *language of measurement*. > ...
