Now try adding grams on a spreadsheet. The try adding ounces, scruples, drams and grains on a spreadsheet. This time metric wins hands-down. In fact, I would venture to suggest that the majority of people who insist on using customary units in this instance probably couldn't use a spreadsheet anyway.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Trusten Sent: 15 May 2007 16:59 To: U.S. Metric Association Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38693] Re: Is U.S. metrication still considered "extreme?" That's the key---we are all from Missouri. We need to be shown. I was shown way back in 1974, when I discovered that adding grams and getting a mathematical total (just a plain old sum) was a lot easier than having to change ounces, scruples, and drams to grains, adding up the grains, then converting the sum back to ounces, scruples, and drams. . snip
