Dear Patrick, Well done! What a great article.
Do you mind if I disseminate and promote it wherever I can? To do this could you please let me know the expanded forms of ASNT, NDT, and ASTM as I would like to get these right? Cheers and thanks again for sharing your article, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia On 2010/12/09, at 02:14 , Patrick Moore wrote: > Did Edison really say that? > > See attached my article on metric measurement. That head designer should > read it. > > Thanks. > > On 12/8/10 9:58 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I had applied at a tool shop for part inspecting, and they did use Metric, >> well Metric Conversions, sadly. The job application had a math test with >> Metric conversions on it. When I acquired about it afterwards to to the woman >> doing the interview, she explained to me... The head of the design >> department, >> refused to use metric. So, basically, they are forcing all employees to >> convert all dimensions instead of just using Metric. I explained to her that >> is the worst possible thing to do, and to do away with conversions all >> together. I did not get the job. >> >> Id put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope >> we >> dont have to wait til oil and coal run out before we tackle that. I wish I >> had >> a few more years left. -- Thomas Edison♽☯♑ >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Patrick Moore" <[email protected]> >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:20:05 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: [USMA:48979] Re: Numeracy and metrication >> >> In the USA, many innumerate people also become primary and secondary school >> teachers - one reason many students learn to dread math rather than learn it. >> In ignorance, they think metric conversion is a category of math problem. >> >> >> On 12/1/10 5:57 AM, "Pat Naughtin" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Obviously, I can't know if these data have any comparative relevance in the >> UK >> or in the USA. All I know is that I will keep these figures in mind as I >> communicate with the public. As thoughts on this, I suspect that many >> innumerate people collect together in occupations like journalism and >> politics, and I need to consider this when writing to them. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Pat Naughtin >> > > <POMmetric.pdf> Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY 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. See 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.
