3. Rational.
US metrication is political, social, and economic process,
and it must be enacted in phases. A change in measurement in one area of life is going
to change the method of measurement in other areas. One example could be the
automobile odometer, as there needs to be a way to account for the future tabulations
of travel in kilometers with the millions of US vehicles using traditional odometers.
The experience of other recently metricated nations (Canada, Australia, South Africa)
ought to be carefully consulted in this and similar issues.
While such planning is essential, so is prudence. This list saw a huge discussion over
the implications of changing the dimensions of the game of football to meters, and
such a change ought to be well-debated in light of the furor it might cause in the
sports world. Some changes might be best postponed for a long time, or even omitted.
Common sense must rule.
Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
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There are two cardinal sins, from which all the others spring: impatience and laziness.
---Franz Kafka
