Thank you, Pat. And I re-read your letter, which states the case for metric very eloquently.
Unfortunately, while every other country outside the USA has adopted the metric system (with variations), we have a cautionary tale of how we in the USA could get things wrong in the forum discussion currently engaged in on the topic of the metric muddle in Britain: http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/05/kids-dont-count/ Let's hope that, when we in the States finally take the plunge, we follow the fine example that Australia affords us. -- Ezra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[email protected]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 9:36:39 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [USMA:47403] Re: UCS failing to use metric! Well done Ezra, Good letter – let's hope you get a positive response. You might recall an article I wrote on a similar theme before the last elections in the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/docs/AMetricationElephant.pdf On 2010/05/22, at 05:20 , [email protected] wrote: I got an email from UCS (Union of Concerned Scientists) and was surprised to see in their solicitation for membership a story about an endangered species that used only Imperial/USC. I wrote them following letter (after joining), so we'll see what kind of response I get. -- Ezra ============== Dear UCS: Thank you so much for the fine work you are doing. It is desperately needed in these troubled and turbulent times. I have just joined your organization and am very proud to have done so. I hope and pray that your efforts will bear fruit in time to save the planet. Because you are scientists who hold yourselves to the highest standards, I was surprised to see in the email I received soliciting membership that you gave facts about the danger to the pika only in obsolete Imperial/US Customary units (in this case, a temperature of 77 degrees Fahrenheit). I think it is appropriate both from a scientific as well as a global perspective that all units of measure be given in the universal standard, namely the SI (aka metric). If you decide it is also appropriate to add Imperial/USC units in parentheses afterwards, I certainly can understand that given your outreach efforts. However, the primary indication of units should always be given following the universal and scientific standard, which is the SI. Thank you again for all your fine and indispensable work to improve humanity's lot on this shared Earth of ours. Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html 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. S ee 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.
