[USMA:31419] Re: Fw: Metric system (ot) Was: RE: [ISO8601] ISO 8601 -- 1000

[Euric]

Exactly, but with the intent of convincing those that don't know better and 
would be easily swayed by his "logic".  Let's face it, 95 % of the people 
don't have a clue about the relationships or a practical ability to judge 
the merits of any system.  Thus all someone like this guy has to do is plant 
some seed of confusion in people's minds.  Enough to keep the status quo 
going as long as possible.

I keep wondering how those who oppose metric get along in businesses that 
have to deal with it, either because a customer wants it or they bought 
something that requires that attention to metric units be paid to.

Euric
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Darfus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2004-11-07 13:54
Subject: [USMA:31418] Re: Fw: Metric system (ot) Was: RE: [ISO8601] ISO 
8601 -- 1000


It seems to me this guy is just expressing his opinions about SI and 
trying to pass them off as fact.  He's undoubtedly more familiar with 
FFU.  Isn't it strange the only SI unit with which he's comfortable is 
the second -- a unit he has used his whole life.
He probably never bothered to learn and use a new language because 
English is just more comfortable and therefore any foreign language is 
just more cumbersome.