On 2009/03/11, at 10:38 PM, Nat Hager III wrote:
WashPost this morning…
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/?hpid=news-col-blog
Nat
Dear Nat,
Thanks for the reference. This one takes you there more directly
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2009/03/ask_your_government_when_will.html
I laughed out loud at this contribution:
I doubt we will go metric for the following compelling reasons:
1) Sociology 101: Everyone else in the world uses the metric system.
If we do too, we'll be just like everyone else
2) Economics 101: Everyone else in the world use the metric system. It
would be easily for foreigners to buy our products.
3) Science 101: All scientists, even American ones, use the metric
system. Why would we want our science-iliterate students to know how
to become scientists?
4) Math 101: More and more US students are math illiterate. Therefore,
we need to continue to put the extra layer in calculations of
converting English units to metric units.
5) Religion 101: Jesus never used metric units.
6) History 101: The metric system was invented by a Frenchman.
7) Government 101: Metric units are part of a one-world government
conspiracy.
Posted by: jjedif | March 11, 2009 10:08 AM
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