[USMA:36605] Re: the preferred system

[Bill Hooper]

On 2006 Apr 12 , at 7:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If the metric system is all of that as many people would say it is then why is it not every where and about every thing? But metric IS being used almost everywhere and for almost everything ... everywhere but in the USA. Doesn't the fact that it is used by 96% of the world's population show that it probably is the better system? The fact that it is not yet widely accepted in daily use by those of us in the US is a result of many factors including Americans' superiority complex and our isolationist attitudes. SI is coming in the US but it is coming slowly because of the lack of political leadership to get the ball really rolling. When talking about how widely accepted SI is, be sure to look world wide, not just at the US. Regards, Bill Hooper Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA ==========================    Make It Simple; Make It Metric! ==========================