Of course one can always look at as Hawkeye did in MASH GOES to MAINE . In that the USA having some one to fight and hate, in this case for introducing the metric system, actually provides an increase in mental health with the common enemy to bond themselves together.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Whether you like it or not we are the enemy.
Just a thought
John Nichols
From: "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:22837] RE: A new system Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:31:57 +0800 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Thanks again, Bill. Since my e-mail below, I heard a new unit on a Discovery Channel documentary - "xxx gallons or the size of an Olympic size swimming pool". Another to add to the list. How many Ml would that be? Re a storey/story, I think they mean an office building story. If you know of the height of a building you could divide it by the number of storys/stories/storeys (or whatever) not including the mezzanine. Gotta do this because there's no way the US media will use meters. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 11:22 AM Subject: [USMA:22752] RE: A new system | Mike: | | I don't know of an exact definition. | | City blocks certainly vary. In general, they're just a guide to getting | around (go so many blocks in this direction, turn right, then so many blocks | in that direction, ...) . In New York, it's the distance between adjacent | numbered streets (short blocks) or avenues (long blocks, as the avenues are | much further apart). Chicago city blocks tend to be more uniform. In | California, the term isn't used very much. | | I think a football field is a little over 90 m or so. | | A story (no e in American English) varies, depending on whether it's a | standard residence, a commercial building, or whatever. For houses, the | minimum is a little over 2.5 m. For fancier houses, it's somewhat more. | | Bill Potts, CMS | Roseville, CA | http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] | | >-----Original Message----- | >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On | >Behalf Of Mike Joy | >Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 17:22 | >To: U.S. Metric Association | >Subject: [USMA:22751] A new system | > | > | >Hello all, | > | >I see the US media is converting from the ifp 'system' to some kind of new | >'easyspeak' system. | > | >Can any one tell me please how many metres there are in:- | > | >1) 1 city block | >2) 1 football field | >3) 1 storey. | > | >Is there an exact definition? | > | >Regards | > | >Mike | >Perth Australia | > | |
