Sticking strictly with 100% SI is the only way to go. There are published standards and writing styles which everyone can use worldwide. Deviating from these will only create confusion. These standards are uniform reference materials which don't need to be modified.
Sticking with strictly SI in schools will get everyone on the same page. that way it will be much easier to teach SI uniformly. This will help to reduce cost of implementing and promote understanding. When kids are grounded in SI in school, conversion to SI in the marketplace will go much more smoothly. Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 7:37 PM Subject: [USMA:24627] Re: POWER Not SI > 2003-01-25 > > John, > > Unless you are required to use FFU, I would use strictly SI. This may be a > perfect time to introduce SI to the FFU gas world. At least they will know > SI is alive and well. From time to time you can define the units you are > using and give examples of calculations showing the ease at which metric is > used. > > If you give in and lower your standards to their level then we lose. We > need opportunities like this to break the status quo and be a bit rebellious > by using SI units when the opportunity arises. Who cares if the > participants don't know SI. This is an opportunity to advertise and expose. > If people like us don't take advantage of or create the advantage, then the > use of FFU will continue into eternity. > > Let's break the mould. Go SI, 100 %. > > John > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, 2003-01-25 16:45 > Subject: [USMA:24626] POWER Not SI > > > > Dear All: > > > > It is true that this topic is not metric, and it is true that for reasons > > of rushing a paper I asked the original and subsequent questions. > > I can only offer the excuse that I am writing a paper for a bunch of > > engineers in the USA who work in barrels and quads and cf/s etc. I needed > > to change the units and also understand a little of the differences and to > > make sure I did not make mistakes when I go talk about this issue. > > > > All the notes have been very helpful and I have made a much better paper > > that will be read hopefully by a few hundred non metric engineers who may > > learn some metric. Is that not the point of the USMA. SO indirectly this > > really helped > > > > My TXU gas bill has MCF as the units says they are thousands of cubic > > feet. Anne says I ask this question every time I see the gas bill (she > > hides them from me I beleive for that reason) Is the M Roman thousand do > > you think? Is that common in the US gas industry? > > > > > > Thanks a lot. > > > > By the way the last tv I bought in Australia came from the box and I > > plugged it in. It displayed a note on teh screen to say it detected > > Australian voltage and PAL signals and would tune for Australia. The > notes > > said it could handle US and NSTC also straight out of the box. Is that > > coming in elesewhere? > > > > John > > > > John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional > > Engineer > > Assistant Professor > > Texas A&M University > > Department of Construction Science > > Langford AC > > Rm: A414 MD 3137 > > College Station, TX 77843-3137 > > > > Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Telephone: 979 845 6541 > > Facsimile: 979 862 1572 > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi > > > > in front a precipice, behind a wolf > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > >
