Just wait until next week when we get into track and field (other than the distance races), things like the pole vault. The poster child of the American networks dumbing down.
Carleton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 16:11 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41572] Re: The Axis of Medieval Not just that. They keep giving competitors' heights in feet and inches and their weights (masses) in pounds. For the cycling events, the screen displays both kilometers and miles, but all the commentary is in miles and miles per hour. Bill ________________________________ Bill Potts WFP Consulting Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Ressel Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 05:20 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:41571] Re: The Axis of Medieval 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 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe.
