Even in the U.S., all medical laboratory work is done in metric units (I
wish I could say it was SI, but we in the U.S. corrupt SI in the medical lab
by using, for example, mg/dL instead of mol/L, and even in medical
laboratory education, there is a dichotomy described between U.S. and SI
measurements; ain't that awful? ) . The AP seems to leave alone the metric
units whose use has their origin in scientific work, hence the liters of
urine on their way to the lab. Betcha this is what the AP style guide
prescribes--don't f--k with science (grin) . Here, you see that actual
dividing line between "scientific" metric and everyday metric. As
supporters of U.S. metrication, we need to smash this barrier, and make the
metric system the genuinely preferred system of run-of-the-mill U.S.
measurement. Once more, 35 years after the fact, I say, THANK YOU, SEVEN-UP!
Still, I've got a lot of work to do (grin).
Paul
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To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: 27 November, 2008 11:37
Subject: [USMA:42067] Water in Liters
I notice that the Associated Press reports that urine collected in the
Space Station is being purified and collected in one liter containers for
return to earth for testing. The AP did *no* conversion to older units.
The Associated Press *can* retain original metric units in spite of the AP
Style Manual calling for adulteration.
Gene Mechtly
