I find it very ironic that Marcus is extremely pessimistic about metrication
in the U.S., yet he thinks we should revamp SI itself.
Hmm. We have trouble changing 4% of the world to be in line with the other
96%, but he thinks we should change SI and get everyone to adopt a new
system that 0% of the world uses. I'll pass on that endeavor.
Carl
P.S. Please do not respond to this by sending more postings about how utopic
the world would be if we could just change SI to fit your pet interests.
We've been over that before. I was just pointing out an inconsistency. And
yes, I know that "utopic" is not in the dictionary (at least mine). I took
the liberty to invent it.
Carl, you are wise beyond your years.
BTW, I found the following in the Oxford English Dictionary; hope the formatting comes through.
Jim
� utopical, a. Obs. rare.
[f. Utop-ia + -ical.]
Impracticable; chimerical.
1620 Bp. Hall Hon. Marr. Clergy iii. xiii. 805 King Edgars Vtopicall decree.
c1628 � Beauty & Unity of Ch. (1634) II. 368 Let no idle Donatist..dreame hence of an Utopicall perfection.
1628 � Rem. Wks. (1660) 20 There is no freedom with these unquiet dispositions, but in..their own utopical prescriptions.
