[USMA:36712] Re: Countering the "heritage" argument.

[Paul Trusten, R.Ph.]

Funny you should ask.  USMA members and interested readers might refer to the editorial in the most recent Metric Today for a possible answer to this question.   Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: Remek Kocz To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:19 Subject: [USMA:36693] Countering the "heritage" argument. I find that most of the positions against metric are pretty easy to rebuff.  But how does one counter the argument that USC is part of our heritage, that it's as American as apple pie?  The patriot card seems to be the toughest one to beat, even though one could bring up the fact that the current measuring system is defined exclusively in metric, or that the US has been a significant participant and contributor to the development of SI.