On Fri, 08 Nov 2002 17:13:12 John David Galt wrote: ... >Jim Elwell speaks for me, too. First, the prospect that your neighbors may be >able to continue buying imperial sizes if they want them is not a danger or >risk of any kind. It's called freedom of choice.
But you can't have the cake and eat it, too, my friend. Industry cannot expect to reap the benefits of a rational system like the SI fully while consumers are stuck in "old thinking". This is akin to driving a car in full speed with the emergency breaks on!! Plus the intangibles associated with the potential problems emerging from the use of unfriendly numbers. A danger/risk too great in the long run. > Demanding the sizes you >feel are rational but denying other people the sizes that work better for them >is hypocrisy... On the other hand to expect that "one size HAS to fit all" is also hypocrisy! Convenience is a *very subjective* concept. The bottom line is, one can always find an alternative that is "nearly/practically as good", and yet keep rationality into the system (for example, is the difference between 1 oz and 30 mL that significant to cause such a stir?). So, why not do it? Marcus ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
