Thanks Mike; Your Venetian blind example shows how conversion to the SI is growing subtly in the manufacturing segment of society.
Once products are hard converted, metric only labeling will be less of a problem, especially if we get schools to teach and use the SI exclusively in science courses and classes. Note the metric milk jug photo example with explanation I used earlier. The No Child Left Behind requires science to be taught and students tested for high school graduation. There is no need to force SI use in other classes although the SI should not be prohibited. Stan Doore ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Millet To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 2:07 PM Subject: [USMA:37809] Hidden metric around the house Today as I was visiting my parents I found out they were measuring for a new set of blinds for our windows. It came out that the width of the blinds was 78 and 3/4 inch by 78 and 1/2 inch. Out of curiosity I went to google and converted this to find that it was actually a 2m by 2m blind (after you round a couple decimal places). My parents were kind of shocked to find this out but my dad being a die hard construction person decided that it still made more sense to go by quarters or sixty fourths of the inch :). My mom however, has changed her mind and is now happily measuring things in SI for around the house stuff when possible because she realized that it just makes a smaller number. And besides, she's always hated fractions Mike -- "The boy is dangerous, they all sense it why can't you?"
