He, he... I can only be amused by these posts (no offense intended, please). But the fact of the matter is, let's NOT kid ourselves, shall we? The ONLY reason (really!) that these "metric only" labels are coming out is simply because there would be no "pretty" equivalent in Olde English units, eh?...
Imagine if they'd use .4 fl. oz., or .003 oz., etc. This would obviously be... unsightly, to say the least, so... what's the alternative? Metric units, of course... Therefore, I'm sorry to rain in your parades, folks, but there is really no cause for celebration here (really...). Marcus On Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:36:37 Michael G. Koerner wrote: >"Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Subject: [USMA:21965] Metric Lables for goods >> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:11:52 -0400 >> From: "Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> It seems like manufactures and the public are getting very comfortable with small >dimensions displayed in metric only. Obviously none of these are covered by any >packaging laws. I wonder how many products would be lable in metric only if >manufacturer were allowed to. Here are two recent examples: >> >> In our local paper there was an article about the new child safety seat latch >requirements. The diagram with the article referred to a 6 mm steel bar attachment >point. >> >> My daughter has a Barbie Doll sticker maker thing that requires a small amount of a >sand like substance. The refill package includes 5 sticker sheets and 6 grams of the >material, again no English reference. > >Refill kits for ink-jet computer printers are also 100% SI, *NO* Olde >Englishe to be seen anywhere on the package or in the directions. > >-- >___________________________________________ ____ _______________ >Regards, | |\ ____ > | | | | |\ >Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! >Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | >___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
