Rightfully so. The "shame" accrues to those who are willfully disabled
from using the SI.
Jim
On 2011-01-10 1545, Pat Naughtin wrote:
Dear Jim,
I like your term "metric-disabled" and I intend to use it shamelessly!
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Geelong, Australia
On 2011/01/11, at 04:30 , James R. Frysinger wrote:
I have submitted a book review, now published on Amazon.com
<http://Amazon.com> at
http://www.amazon.com/Geometry-Pasta-Caz-Hildebrand/product-reviews/1594744955/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
<http://www.amazon.com/Geometry-Pasta-Caz-Hildebrand/product-reviews/1594744955/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending>
In case that link does not work for you, the text of my review is:
How very sad that this book, despite being published in Italy, is
almost entirely devoid of metric units of measurement. Even the basic
recipe for pasta screams from this brutal excision. The author touts
"3 1/2 ounces" of pasta per person as a main course. That of course is
100 g and relates directly to the old Italian rule of thumb "un etto
[ettogrammo] per uomo". Then the recipe for that calls for "3 1/2
ounces, or 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons semola, with 3 tablespoons
water". An Italian would just weigh out the semola in grams and then
add 45 mL of water, if forced not to "eyeball" it.
Where I did see metric measurement units in use was in the description
of the pasta sizes -- but only in part. For example, the
specifications for ditali are given as "Diameter: 0.24 in / Length:
0.28 in / Wall thickness: 1 mm". Spaghettini is specified as "Length:
10.4 in / Diameter: 1.5 mm". Why the mixed units?
One can tolerate the use of non-metric units for the sake of those few
who are metric-disabled, but the recipes ought to include proper
metric measures!
What a shame for this book to have come so far and yet to have just
missed the mark.
Jim
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