Hi, I don't think there's much to be gained by arguing with anti-metric militants. These people have already made up their minds, and they aren't going to change. Furthermore, anti-metric folks are illogical by nature. Most of their arguments are blatant falsehoods and they don't care. YOU CAN'T WIN!
On the other hand, there are hundreds of millions of people who haven't made up their minds yet. These are the people that I want to talk to. Probably 80% of the people I talk to agree that the U.S. should complete metrication. Much to my surprise, most are pretty enthusiastic. I met a guy this morning. He told me he first learned about the metric system in a physics class 48 years ago. Thirty years ago he was convinced the U.S. was converting, so he bought his son a set of metric tools. I quote, "We would all be better off today if we had gone metric 30 years ago." Also today, someone saw my "Go metric" bumper sticker and said he "ought" to put one on his car, too. These are the people I want to talk to. Talk to a journalist, and he may start using metric measures in his publications. Talk to a school teacher, and he may get interested in teaching his students. Talk to an engineer, and he just might design something metric. Talk to someone who likes to cook, and he might try cooking a metric recipe. The list goes on.... John
