I wrote a message to the NY Times, which may be of interest:
I read a recent article (in the Sacramento Bee) by your Jane Brody re the
dangers of blood clots in airline frequent fliers. The article relates a
study keyed to distances travelled by fliers, with irrational mile numbers
such as 3107, 4660, and 6214.
Please give your readers credit for some intelligence. The study obviously
was done in a scientific manner and naturally used kilometers for the basis
of the research. Distances were shown in 5000, 7500, and 10000 km
increments. Let's keep it that way! Why do you insist on messing up
perfectly understandable even numbers to yield uncomprehensible odd numbers
on the assumption that readers do not understand the metric system?
I feel fairly insulted by this editorial attitude and ask you to keep
metric what is metric. [end]
Growl....
HARRY WYETH
