On another note: Probably the most metric TV show out there now is the new Star Trek Enterprise. They are constantly using metric units, not only in the "official" sense, ie. "that ship is 900 km away" but in a colloquial way too. For example (maybe not an exact quote, but close) "that pile was about � a meter high" or "I lowered the chair 20 cm". Its very refreshing to watch.
Howard Ressel, NYSDOT Region 4 Metric Manager ************************************************ I agree Howard. I enjoy seeing them use metric on Star Trek: Enterprise, and actually sound and appear comfortable that they know what they're talking about, and that these are familiar units. Babylon 5, which was also set in the future was inundated with FFU. I would whinge every time I would hear them use one of the old units in a futuristic setting. Even the original Star Trek series used a mixture of FFU and metric. The later incarnations of Star Trek have been very much pro-metric. Cheers, Stephen
