I have a chest of drawers that is one meter high, and is just the right height for me.
Quoting Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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] > > > -- Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Phone (432)528-7724 www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
