Hi Pat,
A solution to the never-ending conversion scenario you describe below is to
make a list of personal benchmarks and note their metric values. This might
include,
- my height
- my mass
- (for dieters) my target / ideal mass
- references for tall, short, obese, etc.
- the hottest day I remember
- the coldest day I remember
- the surface area of my house/apartment and yard
- the highest altitude I've been to
- the biggest steak I ever ate
Write them down and keep them in a handy place. I realize this is a bit
pedantic, but it really works, would help people to really think metric, and
they won't ever have to convert again.
John
Pat Naughtin wrote:
> This remindes me of the situation of baby masses in Australia. New mothers
> insist on having the mass of their babies converted from grams into pounds
> and ounces so that the new babies can be compared with the babies of their
> mothers, grandmothers, sisters, cousins, and aunts.
