WOW! The posts to the Citizen-Times article were revealing (http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880726054). I think I have found a common misconception that we may have overlooked---that, for many Americans, "converting to the metric system" means continuing to use inch-pound, but somehow having to continually make soft conversions to metric, and use those soft metric equivalents of the hard inch-pound values. They have not been informed, or have otherwise not understood, that metrication means changing the measurement standard itself, i.e., going all-metric, and not using the USC standards any more.
Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. 3609 Caldera Blvd. Apt. 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 US +1(432)528-7724 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
