I also notice that many videos on YouTube about science or other topics include metric or even use only metric with a visual conversion on screen to Imperial. This is true when the narrator sounds British and when the narrator sounds North American (either from the USA or Canada; cannot always tell which).
So, there is a bit of a hopeful trend there. On Fri, Jul 9, 2021, 7:38 PM Jim McClellan <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, I'm not sure exactly when - but according to Linda Anderman's latest > blog, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine unapologetically referred to "square cm" > while being interviewed on Rachel Maddow's MSNBC program. Good for Tim! > > Baby steps, I know but baby steps in the right direction. > > I emailed Senator Kaine with a quick "thank you" and a request to do his > level best to bring the discussion of the SI back into the American public > dialog. > > Hoping y'all might do the same. I -think- this is how stuff gets done... > > He can be emailed here: > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaine.senate.gov%2Fcontact%2Fshare-your-opinion&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C6f5413a711ec46a005c708d94367210d%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637614932888293903%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=A282XkmCSwv6aznPjTlV7Nhoiw8RWzsad5eHe8XqaOg%3D&reserved=0 > <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kaine.senate.gov%2Fcontact%2Fshare-your-opinion&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C6f5413a711ec46a005c708d94367210d%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637614932888293903%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=A282XkmCSwv6aznPjTlV7Nhoiw8RWzsad5eHe8XqaOg%3D&reserved=0> > > Thanks for listening... > Jim McClellan > > > Go metric, America! > *What are you afraid of?* > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma >
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