METRIC SYSTEM - slowly getting there, inch by inch
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You want to know why European and Asian kids are kicking our children’s butts in math and science?
So here’s the question, why the heck are we still using the English system? What are we, dumb? Now, some of you probably think I’m being harsh or unkind. Yeah, well consider it tough love.
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by: John Candido
I have an intuition that President-Elect Obama and some of the members of his transitional team has either a pro-metric policy already formulated as an implicit and unexpressed policy, or that either of them can easily be persuaded of the need for its timely introduction and implementation through Congressional legislation, given a skilful Lobbyist.
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Obama The Metricator?
New US President Obama should complete the metrication of the USA as soon as possible.
The USA started off using metric at one time. But over time, the silly old imperial units gained more prominence, becoming known as "English" units, despite being different in their definitions to those used in England, even though most of the world was changing to metric.
Why stay in the dark ages with US Customary Units? If Obama wants change, the way forward is metrication now.
Vote now at the Obama Ideas site:
http://ideas.obamacto.org/
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Follow Me
Celsius temperature is easy for an American to learn. The way to success is NOT to convert, but to get used to interpreting Celsius readings. Zero degrees C is the freezing point of water, so ice forms--or melts---at 0 C. Single numbers to teens are chilly to cool. Room temperature, or a comfortable day outdoors, would be in the low 20s. Over 30? A very warm to hot summer day. Normal body temperature is a toasty 37. Water boils at 100.
Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
Public Relations Director
U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc.
http://www.metric.org
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