I agree (partially). My point was not to refer too much to manuals etc when pushing metric (some - well 1 or 2 - have used it as a reason against imperial - which those 1 or 2 people have poked fun at imperial for not having a book - a point of which is counter productive in the 'user friendly' department)
> From: [email protected] > Subject: SI *it* User Friendly > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:02:53 -0500 > > The point you miss here, Stephen, is the fact that SI is already 'user > friendly' for all people from childhood through senior citizenship in *most* > countries. > > The BIPM Brochure sets the standard. It is not intended to be a first reader > for children in elementary school. > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:45:48 +0000 > >From: Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> > >Subject: [USMA:47745] RE: Are metric speed limit and/or distance signs > >permitted by US Federal law or regulation? > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > > > > And with concurring respect - I don't intend to > > learn how to be a metric expert or scholar. You > > need to realise quite how many people will/have read > > that manual in their life (in % value). > > You should be concentrating on making metric > > 'user-friendly' rather than suggesting that a > > reference manual is handy when undertaking > > measurement tasks. Again, this is advice (from MHO) > > rather than me 'knocking' you. > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [USMA:47726] RE: Are metric speed limit > > and/or distance signs permitted by US Federal law or > > regulation? > > Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:07:06 +0100 > > > > Steve, > > > > > > > > With due respect to all the contributors to this > > discussion, the SI Manual is structured in its > > approach. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > Stephen Humphreys > > Sent: 11 June 2010 23:16 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:47726] RE: Are metric speed limit > > and/or distance signs permitted by US Federal law or > > regulation? > > > > > > > > Why I 'learn' enough here! ;-) > > > > > > > > (ahem) > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [USMA:47723] RE: Are metric speed limit > > and/or distance signs permitted by US Federal law or > > regulation? > > > Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:02:26 +0100 > > > > > > > > > Steve, why don't you visit www.bipm.org and follow > > the links to the SI > > > brochure - you might learn something. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > > Of [email protected] > > > Sent: 11 June 2010 20:53 > > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > > Subject: [USMA:47721] RE: Are metric speed limit > > and/or distance signs > > > permitted by US Federal law or regulation? > > > > > > > > > Stephen, > > > > > > The unit "hour" is approved for use with SI (See > > the BIPM Brochure, Table 6)... _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ We want to hear all your funny, exciting and crazy Hotmail stories. Tell us now
