What's wrong with kiloliters? A kiloliter is one cubic meter. A tenth on of kiloliter could be used if a whole kiloliter is too course.
Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 5:18 PM Subject: [USMA:25866] Re: Utilities > Madan wrote: > >That is surprising, households buy water bottles from > >shops in liters, but the tap water is measured in > >cubic meters. Do they want to be purists. > > I see no problem with that. If water bills showed liters, the consumption > number would require three extra digits. > > Surely, it's not too hard for people to learn that there are 1000 liters in > a cubic meter. That kind of relationship (a really simple one) is what SI is > all about. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >
