John said:- "It has been determined that three out of four Americans believe three out of four is 68 %." (Scott Roeben) ****************
I think Mr Roeben has hit the nail on the metric head, so to speak. It's possible that Americans will have a much harder time accepting the SI system because it's not a fractional-based system. If you're taught from day one to measure and calculate things in fractions as US schools do, then of course the answer would be 68% instead of 75%. It's very hard to unwire all those brain cells and rewire them to think in decimal terms - much easier to stick with FFU, even if it's the most illogical system in the world. Would this account for the in-built resistance to the SI system? Food for thought. Mike
