> Not everyone carries out their day "mathematically". I'd dispute that. People carry out daily tasks unwittingly using mathematics more than they think they do.
> I prefer to use stones and pounds to measure my body weight (I > say "weight" > instead of "mass" as that equates to the language of non-physics > dependant > people going about their day to day activities). So to me, that is best. > Best because I speak the language of my peers and best because it means > something to me. That doesn't mean I don't know what a kilogramme > is, it's > just my personal preference to choose st/lb. In fact it never needs to > occur to me that it equates to 'n' kg, even though behind the > scenes that's > what it is. Sorry, you can't get away with it as easily as that. Your previous argument implied a more detached view than this. Maybe you should substitute the words "personal preference" for the word "best". Since we are on the subject of preference, obviously I prefer metric, but just because some of my peers try to talk imperial to me and sometimes expect me to do the same, I'll never concede it's "best for me" or anyone else. > To say "no it doesn't" in relation to what I personally find "best" is to > require you to know more about me and how I carry out my daily activities > than I do. Either that or I have unwittingly developed an in-built > ignorance to "what is best for me". People can habitually do things in a certain way but that doesn't mean it's the best way. It doesn't do any harm to listen to wiser alternatives. > > But as I said - there really isn't (or shouldn't be) an emotional > dimension > to metric or imperial. > I'm not being emotional, merely trying to be rational. Phil Hall
