This is very correct. In fact if Americans really understood FFU as they claim to, then there wouldn't be a problem. People could easily compare the price per ounce with the price per pound. The fact that they can't or have trouble doing so is evidence that all this love for FFU is based not on reality but on what people wish it to be.
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carleton MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2004-07-18 11:11 Subject: [USMA:30469] Ounces and Pounds Foolish > > And for those who say that they do not want to change and do not understand > the metric system, few Americans even understand the non-system they claim > is familiar to them, beyond knowing their body height and weight, about how > wide the living room is, and how far it is to work. Survey after survey has > shown this to be the case. The metric system is so easy to learn that it > has been estimated that four months of school could be saved if our children > did not have to be taught inches and pounds. > > Carleton MacDonald > >
