[USMA:24461] Re: the U.S., etc.

[Brenton]

Speaking of 'food for thought' our South Australian Sunday newspaper promoted this web site http://www.recipedujour.com/ to receive free daily recipes.   Unfortunately, despite this site being promoted in an Australian newspaper, all recipes are in US measurements only.  I wrote to them asking why only US measurements, and I never received a reply.

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                      Slow Cooked Beef and Sausage Loaf

         1      Lb  Ground beef
         1      4 Oz Can  Mushrooms -- with liquid
      1/2      Lb  Pork Sausage
         1      Egg -- beaten
         2      Cup  Soft bread crumbs
      1/2      Tsp  Onion salt
      3/4      Cup  Celery -- about 2 stalks
      1/4      Tsp  Garlic salt -- fine chopped
         1      Tbsp  Horseradish

Mix all together in a lg. bowl. Shape, rounding the top. Place in slow
cooker/crockpot.
Cook on LOW for 9-10 hrs.  Yield: 8 servings.

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Per Serving: 339 Calories; 28g Fat (73.8% calories from fat); 15g Protein;
7g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 91mg Cholesterol; 472mg
Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Fat;
0 Other Carbohydrates.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Mike Joy
Sent: Monday, 13 January 2003 20:12
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:24454] Re: the U.S., etc.


John said:-

"It has been determined that three out of four Americans believe three out
of four is 68 %." (Scott Roeben)
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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