Simple. Mars Products America is trying to prove that metric is ridiculous,
difficult, always yielding monstrous numerical values and therefore it
should never be adopted in the USA. On the other hand this company is trying
to prove that USC is rational, simple, always yielding sane numerical values
and the only sensible choice of units.

Here all Mars products are packed in rational metric sizes with no TABD
'supplementary' indications at all

Han

----- Original Message -----
From: kilopascal
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, 2002-11-25 21:23
Subject: [USMA:23580] M&M's


2002-11-25

I was in the store again today and saw a display for M&M's Christmas
candies.  The package size was 14 oz 396.9 g.  It seems that no matter what
size it is in FFU, the metric conversion is always something point nine
(xxx.9)  I find this strange.  I wonder what Mars Products is trying to
prove with this.

John

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