Thumbs Up Movie (for the most part).

 

Saw Dune recently, not sure what units Frank Herbert used in the original (I
may have to see if I can find that in my copy) but in the movie metric is
used almost exclusively.  I say almost as there is one reference to non-Si
units for some reason.  I'd like to hope it was likely a mistake that a
script editor did not find.

 

Howard 

 

From: USMA <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Michael Payne
Sent: Monday, November 8, 2021 11:38 AM
To: USMA List Server <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA 1825] Re: Fahrenheit

 

Which publication are we talking about here? Or have I not recieved the
previous correspondence?

 

Mike Payne





On 8 Nov 2021, at 01:09, Hillger,Donald <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

 

Thanks Stan for responding.

 

I urge everyone who sees this to reply and support a more-logical Celsius
scale.  This is one of those things USMA members and USMA listserver
subscribers can do to support the metric cause.  They need to hear from
metric supporters to let them know that not everyone is ok with Fahrenheit.

 

Don Hillger

USMA President

 

From: USMA <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Stanislav Jakuba
Sent: Sunday, 7 November, 2021 09:11
To: Sushil Kanwar <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >;
Lazar Pevac <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; Eric
Guyer <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >; U.S. Metric
Association <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: [USMA 1823] Fahrenheit

 

This Sunday paper again promotes Fahrenheit. I wrote the following in
response:

I enjoy reading your columns (Sunday HC). Except this Sunday when you state:
".... Celsius to stay in the science".

I wonder what it is that "... makes it more sensible in the science?"

 

Perhaps you mean the Kelvin scale, because the Celsius scale is certainly
"sensible" to just about everybody in the world outside the US. And you know
that, of course. Everybody is familiar with water. Setting on the
approximation of 0 and 100 scale is apparently more convenient than
alternatives, Fahrenheit  included.

 

With the best wishes,

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