Except for the NPR reporter talking about weight lifting in pounds today.
Howard Ressel
Project Design Engineer, Region 4
(585) 272-3372
>>> "STANLEY DOORE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 8/14/2008 6:31 AM >>>
I should think that most people are aware of the metric system since most
people watch and listen and read reporting about the Olympics. The Olympics
is virtually all metric.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Trusten
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:16 AM
Subject: [USMA:41569] Re: The Axis of Medieval
It's a clever play on President George W. Bush's naming of the "Axis of Evil"
(originally Iran, Iraq, and North Korea, I think.)
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Naughtin
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 13 August, 2008 18:29
Subject: [USMA:41567] The Axis of Medieval
Dear All,
I found a reference at http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17461 that
lists '6 Crazy things I just learned about the metric system'. It was
interesting, supportive of the USMA, and generally positive.
However, the thing that struck me was the simple expression applied to the
three nations that are supposed to be not yet metric. These showed a map of the
world (via Digg) with all metric nations in grey and the pre-metric nations in
red. The map had this caption:
As the map below shows, three countries make up the Axis of Medieval. The
U.S. is one, but which other nations are willing to join us in brandishing
their yard sticks and uniting against the world’s most popular measurement
system? It turns out that our only allies in this fight are Liberia and Myanmar.
I was amused by the notion of the 'the Axis of Medieval'
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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