All: I realize folks in the UK must see this all the time, but the muddle seen in this article from The Times about the genetic reengineering of bacteria to eat waste biomass and produce petrol is a sterling example of what is wrong with the current situation over there (and what we certainly want to avoid here by following the Australian model of metrication).
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4133668.ece Note the use of "litres", "square feet", "barrels", and "square miles" all in the space of just two paragraphs. This one just seems like a "classic"! Cheers, Ezra
