Dear All, >From time to time we all hear comments that the metric system is not built to a human scale.
On thinking about this, I came up with these ideas: 1 degree Celsius is about our sensitivity to temperature change. 1 litre is the capacity of an average human stomach. 1 litre of water has a mass of 1 kilogram. 1 long pace is about a metre. 1 metre is the height of a door handle. 1 metre per second is the speed of a slow walk. 1 millimetre of rain falling on 1 square metre of your roof will provide 1 litre of water in your rainwater tank. 100 metres per minute is the speed of a brisk walk. Can you help me with any more? Cheers and thanks, 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 focuses on the many issues, methods and processes that individuals, groups, companies, and nations use when upgrading to the metric system. Contact Pat Naughtin at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
