What is the theme? Are we playing Fish, Fish with SI measures. This could have helped 100 years hence, but TODAY?? BBVij
>From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:21021] Re: Fish story >Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 10:15:05 -0400 > >2002-07-13 > >Why convert 3 feet to 90 cm? Why not make it a whole metre? If 1 m and 1 >yard are practically the same, then 3 feet can be 1 m. Who is to say the >data wasn't original 1 m, converted back to a rounded 3 feet instead of 3.3 >feet and then back converted to 0.9 m. > >It seems it is ok to round metric conversions to FFU to rounded FFU, but >not >the other way around. > >John > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, 2002-07-12 21:12 >Subject: [USMA:21011] Fish story > > > > >From Yahoo news, linked on Drudge. > > > > I love this: "75 yards (meters)", as if its beyond the reader's >capability > > to remember that the two are essentially equivalent, for most practical > > purposes. > > > > It reminds me of the old Saturday Night Live "News for the Deaf" spoof, > > where one person read the news and the other shouted it, with his hands > > cupped. <g> > > > > Nat > > > > --------------------------- > > > > Meat-eating fish from China introduced to Maryland waters by pet owner > > Fri Jul 12,12:01 PM ET > > By ANGELA POTTER, Associated Press Writer > > > > ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Nearly 100 meat-eating fish native to China have >been > > found in a Maryland pond where a pet owner dumped two of them in 2000, >state > > officials said Friday amid concern that the fish will become a major >threat > > to native species. > > > > > > The northern snakehead can grow to be 3 feet (90 centimeters) long and >has >a > > voracious appetite. > > > > The situation is of special concern to authorities because the Little > > Patuxent River is about 75 yards (meters) from the pond, and northern > > snakeheads can live three days out of water and even walk short >distances >on > > their fins in search of food. > > > > "They can gain a foothold here and begin to proliferate in ways that >would > > displace native organisms," said Eric Schwaab, director of the >Department >of > > Natural Resources Fisheries Service. > > > > On Thursday, agency officials caught 99 young northern snakeheads by >using > > an electroshock method that stuns them, causing them to float to the >surface > > of the water. > > > > "We've said all along that if there are juveniles in there, there would >be > > hundreds or thousands of them," agency spokesman John Surrick said >Friday. > > > > Two adult fish were released into the Crofton pond two years ago, police > > said Thursday. State officials learned the species was present in May, >when > > an angler caught a suspicious fish and provided a photo for >identification. > > Since then, biologists have caught several young fish. > > > > State officials are setting up a scientific panel to investigate the >problem > > and come up with recommendations to remove the snakeheads from the pond. > > > > No charges were filed against the owner of the two original fish, whom > > police would not identify, because the statute of limitations has >expired. > > > > "They outgrew the capability of his care, so the individual chose to >release > > them into what he felt was a safe environment," said Capt. Mark Sanders >of > > the Maryland Natural Resources police. > > > > > > More from > AP World Politics > > Next Story: Saturday, July 13, 2002 > > Fri Jul 12, 9:01 PM ET - (AP) > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
