2002-02-10 Supposedly there are also call ins, so educated people can also voice there opinion by calling in. If the results are predictable it is because Americans in general are anti-metric.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Mechtly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-02-10 11:46 Subject: [USMA:18114] Re: C-SPAN > On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, kilopascal asked: > > > > ... How can we get Brian to ask the audience about the metric system? > > That's a good idea, John, *only if* most members of a *selected* audience > already have learned the fundamentals of SI. e.g. a middle school science > class which has recently been taught SI by a competent science teacher. > > Otherwise, the predictable result is likely to be opposition to metrication. > > Gene. >
