From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Metre-lumb vs Meter sticks Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 07:55:52 +0000
Carl, & friends:
It is a great idea to promote the use of Metre sticks. QSI corporation (Tele: 1(801)466-8770) has come up with an interesting 'Quarter-metre Scale'. However, I have been promoting these ideas via my write ups like: *Yard-stick or Metre-lumb: Patriot Magazine, New Delhi; 1980 October 19* since over TWO decades.
If I had resources, I would distribute at least ONE such (Quarter-metre) scale to all children in schools as an exercise to learn and THINK METRIC!
Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda. *****The New Calendar Rhyme***** Thirty days in July, September: April, June, November, December; All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone: Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine; Till leap year gives the whole week READY: Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy!
And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! ***** ***** ***** *****From: "Carl Sorenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:26822] Meter sticks Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:08:37 -0600
Terry wrote: >I did once obtain an 18 inch ruler. That was about >the longest that I wanted. I did not really need it >and I hardly used it. I just liked owning >it because of stationery one-upmanship.
We used meter sticks all the time in high school and university classes. I
bought about 5 of them a year ago for home use, and they are very handy.
I've measured the dimensions of my apartment and furniture, I have one taped
to the wall so people can see how tall they are, I used it to measure the
circumference of my bike tire to program its computer, it is a useful
straight-edge for large diagrams or whatever, etc.
A meter stick is a lot more useful that a tape measure or ruler for some
things because it is cheap, flat, and rigid. Ever tried to measure
furniture or rooms with a ruler? Who would tape a tape measure to the wall
to measure height? You can put a meter stick on the floor or in a vise to
measure things in a physics class. They are very handy if you do anything
like these examples.
Growing up, I made a scale model of my room and furniture to help me figure
out how to re-arrange it. That was with a yardstick, of course, back when I
used feet and inches.
Carl
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