The KISS principle should be the basis of converting to/using metric.
A simple poster showing the most used units, such as mass (kg) and volume
(L), are most used in grocery stores.
Place posters in grocery stores first. It would get to the most people
very quickly.
However it should be done at the same time when metric only labeling is
allowed.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Wyeth
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 3:49 AM
Subject: [USMA:45858] Posters
I am all for National Metric Week and posters, but the KISS (keep it simple
stupid) approach works best with most audiences. If we could just get the
population to deal with a FEW metric units, we would be 96% of the way "there".
If we could just institute the use of liters (and mL) to measure liquid,
meters (and cm and mm) for distance, and kilograms (and g) for weight (OK,
mass), that would be a stupendous advance.
So, wouldn't it be more effective for posters to just deal with these three?
Just three little changes, maybe, US population?
HARRY WYETH
