On 20/01/07 4:09 PM, "Pierre Abbat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Someone's trying to make a recipe that calls for 500 grams of carrots and > parsnips. I guessed she's used to either measuring them with a cup or > counting them, so I figured my explanation wouldn't help. > http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25627 > > Pierre Dear Pierre, This is the point I was trying to make the other day about 'metric conversion'. Many people when they see metric units immediately try to use 'metric conversion' to change the metric measurement back to one or other of the old pre-metric measures with which they feel familiar. If you Google for 'metric conversion' most results, if not all, are set up to convert away from metric units not towards them. Sometimes this is as subtle as having the metric units on the left of the screen for your metric input so that the 'right' answers in old pre-metric measures appear on the right of the screen where by habit and practice we are used to such things as: 2 + 3 = 3 x 5 = where we expect to see the 'right' answer on the right. Do you know of a metric conversion resource on the internet where it is clear and obvious that conversion toward metric units is being favored? Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 Geelong, Australia 61 3 5241 2008 Pat Naughtin is manager of http://www.metricationmatters.com an internet website that primarily focuses on the many issues, methods and processes that individuals, groups, companies, and nations use when upgrading to the metric system. You can contact Pat Naughtin at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
