tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post116000596118085060..comments2023-10-04T05:42:58.799-05:00Comments on Half Empty: The Metric System - What's The Hold Up?Halhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-1162524481225894812006-11-02T21:28:00.000-06:002006-11-02T21:28:00.000-06:00I have long favored metric. I first used metric in...I have long favored metric. I first used metric in 1975, the year of the Metric Conversion Act, which caused great confusion. The first sign was gasoline being sold by the liter, necessitated by the oil crisis, which sent gas prices beyond what the price dials can accommodate. this was soon followed by metric rulers, conversion tables, etc. This practice was soon forgotten. In 1983, my body measurements went metric, in 1984, weather reports for Boy Scout campouts went metric, and in 1992, my weight went metric. When I use the GPS on bike rides, it is set to read in metric.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941255281991202310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-1160667062603914142006-10-12T10:31:00.000-05:002006-10-12T10:31:00.000-05:00I definitely agree with the metric system conversi...I definitely agree with the metric system conversion proposal. Why do people of the United States insist on being different from the rest of the world?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-1160089488681610322006-10-05T18:04:00.000-05:002006-10-05T18:04:00.000-05:00I just don't want to be treading the earth when th...I just don't want to be treading the earth when they convert weight to Newtons (as it should be). For the uninformed, if 1 N = approximately the weight of 1 medium apple, I'd rather go by pounds thank you very much. <BR/><BR/>Drug companies calculate dosages for 160lb adults or 400N adults. That means that tall, brawny guy your daughter or sister is dating can be 675N! On the other hand, announcing to the world at a Weight Watchers meeting that you have lost 15N sounds so much better than 6 lbs. I don't even want to think about how many Newtons a Sumo wrestler must consume a day. That would be a good Dimensional Analysis problem: if a Sumo wrestler must comsume 12 lbs of carbohydrates a day, and a gram of carbs yields 4 Calories, and it is estimated that is costs the wrestling company 16 yen per calorie, how much does it cost to feed a sumo wrestler carbohydrates every 30 days in dollars if 3 yen equals 5 dollars? Bonus: How many grams of water are produced each day if the wrestlers' metabolic systems work perfectly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30340112.post-1160016998403238672006-10-04T21:56:00.000-05:002006-10-04T21:56:00.000-05:00OK MarkHotel Echo Foxtrot November(Had Enough For ...OK Mark<BR/><BR/>Hotel Echo Foxtrot November<BR/><BR/>(Had Enough For Now)<BR/><BR/>I'm back tomorrow, but I just got blown away today by massive resistance to learning.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the reference to Kelvin (the true SI unit of temperature). Can you imagine it? Weather reports. "Temperatures in the 300's today, falling to the low 290's tonight, 22 millimeters of rain expected for tomorrow."Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691384412216558403noreply@blogger.com