Episode of Dr. Martin on PBS: Dr. to patient your son will be ok if his temp is 38, call me if it's higher. Patient later in show: Dr. the temp is really high its 99. Dr.: That is Fahrenheit you imbecile.
Note: not an exact transcript but you get the point. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pierre Abbat Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 12:00 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51639] solar homes and the abuse of power I bought The New Solar Home to get some ideas for the house I'm designing. The book is full of square feet and acres and degrees Fahrenheit, but what irks me most about the units is sentences like these: p. 102: "The most obvious green feature is the 33-kilowatt-per-hour rooftop photovoltaic array..." p. 63: "The ten-kilowatt-per-hour photovoltaic (PV) system on the garage roof provides all of their electricity..." p. 32: "In the kitchen, a super-efficient Conserv refrigerator-freezer consumes only 600 watts per day..." There's another lulu that struck me as even worse, but I can't find it now. Pierre -- lo ponse be lo mruli po'o cu ga'ezga roda lo ka dinko
