I also agree. In addition, I would be wary of talking about megametres (even though the term is technically correct) - this unit is hardly ever used in the literature. I think it appropriate to limit oneself to the prefixes "mega" to "micro" until one is ready to start introducing joules, watts and the electrical measurements when once could extend the range upwards to "terra" and downwards to "pico" (both of which are used in IT or in electrical measurements. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ressel, Howard (DOT) Sent: 26 December 2013 13:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53468] Re: Math Test
I agree, too much math and work for 8:30 on December 26th. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harry Wyeth Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 11:46 PM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:53463] Re: Math Test What is the point here? I started the survey and quit when encountering all the arcane prefixes. If the goal is to educate folks about the simplicity of SI, this is a great way to botch it. No real person in a metric country will ever know what a yota-whatever is, and it is not necessary. If we could get people to just deal with liters, kilometers and meters, and kilograms (and a few of their variations that we all use), that is all we need to do. The results of this "survey" will be meaningless, regardless of the good intent of the person who created it. HARRY WYETH On 12/25/13, 1933:33, [email protected] wrote: > https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/25LRWBD > > > David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 > >
