Stan,

Please teach "... mass of 1 kg..." not "... weight (mass) of 1 kg..." to avoid 
perpetuating confusion in the minds of SI novices who have yet to learn the SI.

Gene.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 11:43:44 -0400
>From: "STANLEY DOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
>Subject: [USMA:38692] Re: Is U.S. metrication still considered "extreme?"  
>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
>...
>   When confronted, use this example of how volume and
>   weight (mass) of water relate and are useful.  1 mm
>   of rain in 1 m^2 = 1 L and has a weight (mass) of 1
>   kg.
>...    

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