That's great but wouldn't it be better if there were some reference points like how much solar energy other cities receive. The best way to make metric work is to make it relevant in every day life. If people want to understand km, learn the distances between cities, kg--the weight (mass) of common objects, etc.
Phil On Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 7:38 AM James R. Frysinger <[email protected]> wrote: > Foxnews published this article about the total insolation in Seattle > last Friday amounting to only 0.37 MJ/m² (though they spelled out the > unit names). No "translation"! I posted a supportive comment. > > > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2Fseattle-sees-its-darkest-day-in-recorded-history-report&data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C34ab8e524f67415f90cc08d787abde5e%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637127044555374983&sdata=PgGGcovvuGC9GBeYpupgaTeBk08O31leAVe4Xos6Y40%3D&reserved=0 > > Jim > > -- > James R. Frysinger > 632 Stoney Point Mtn Rd > Doyle TN 38559-3030 > > (C) 931.212.0267 > (H) 931.657.3107 > (F) 931.657.3108 > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma >
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