One can only imagine what could have happened if gas stations had all followed through with the conversion. You'd think it would be in their best interest to price gasoline in liters, since it would result in figures well under $1 and mentally cheaper to the consumer. I think we can rule out the possibility of having an "M-Day," a day we transition fully to SI. But a gradual adoption of individual units does seem more likely. Americans are already well familiar with liters thanks mainly to the beverage industry. If only the oil companies would follow the example, I think it's quite possible we would see the demise of the gallon soon after. Would the pound be far behind? I can only dream...
By the way, allow me to introduce myself. I've been lurking on the list for many months now (years, if you count all the times in the past that I've subscribed), but haven't gotten around to posting anything until now. I've also been a USMA member on and off for many years. I teach a community education Spanish class at the local college, and use the culture and customs portion of the course as a pretext to give my students a primer on metric units. Just my little drop in the bucket... Greetings to all. Walter Meier Portland, Oregon Walter Meier Beaverton, Oregon On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 00:39:41 -0800, Scott Hudnall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This guy has some interesting ideas on how to "phase in" metric in the US. > The web page is a few years old and may have already been posted here....if > so, I apologize for dredging up old material. > > http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/metric/mday.html > > > -- > Scott Hudnall > San Francisco, CA USA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
