Sorry 160km/h.
On 8/1/07, Mike Millet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well I have to give credit to our friends from the Land of the Rising Sun
> for popularizing metric amongst the little kids. I was watching the various
> Japanese cartoons that seem to dominate Cartoon Network these days like
> Digimon and Pokemon etc and all measures were in meters for distance and
> liters for liquid.
>
> Nice to see that those didn't get lost in translation. However, the books
> my brother reads about motorbikes and other things use dual measures and
> I've noticed that even though he knows and is comfortable with SI he will
> automatically ignore any SI measures that are placed next to the USC. It's
> not "100 miles per hour or 100 km/h) just 100mph
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 8/1/07, Paul Trusten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > If we start right now telling the U.S. public to look to see how many
> > joules there are in their beer, people will finish off a six-pack and look
> > to see whether they have diamonds or rubies at the bottom of the cans.
> >
> > Well, maybe we can go through an educational period, with kilojoules
> > alongside calories on the labeling?
> >
> > We would need to do with "joule" what was done with the prefix
> > "nano"---popularize it. I often believe that SI can be made cool in the
> > U.S. because the U.S. has always been in love with science. Yet, there
> > has always been a disconnect with scientific measurement when it comes to
> > *everyday* measurement. Then, old emotions and old prejudices take over.
> > Then, the WOMBATistas come in waving transparent flags. I think the key to
> > popularizing the metric system in the U.S. is to rewrite the popular
> > concept of measurement by marrying it with popular science---the concept,
> > not the magazine (grin).
> >
> > Paul T.
> >
> > Stan Jakuba wrote:
> >
> > While at it, let's get the energy content (J) on the cans also, as is
> > common abroad.
> >
> > It must have been billions $ the beer lobby spent fighting against
> > alcohol and energy labeling. Even MADD have failed in their effort for the
> > alcohol data.
> >
> > Having both attributes listed, as is common abroad, would also remove
> > the ubiquitous belief that "lite" has necessarily less alcohol.
> >
> > Anyone has a strategy - know someone influential?
> >
> > Stan Jakuba
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* STANLEY DOORE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > *To:* U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
> > *Sent:* 07 Aug 01, Wednesday 09:44
> > *Subject:* [USMA:39215] Metric only labeling
> >
> >
> > Newspapers are now reporting that the U.S. Treasury Department is
> > considering a new rule that would require companies to put content labels
> > for alcohol on all alcoholic-drink packaging. This would include beer cans
> > to wine bottles.
> >
> > A major letter writing and contact campaign should begin now to
> > allow these labels to carry metric only labels since there will be no or
> > insignificant cost for metric only labeling to be added by if it is done in
> > conjunction with the change to new labels.
> >
> > It an opportunity which should not be missed.
> >
> > Go Metric!
> >
> > Regards, Stan Doore
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> > Public Relations DirectorU.S. Metric Association, Inc.www.metric.org
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> > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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