I think change.org is a great idea and I was surprised to see that we made the
second round, mostly because we were in sixth place just a mere day away from
the end of the first round. Once I saw that our votes doubled in one day I was
so surprised and excited that the idea made it.
However, an
On Monday 05 January 2009 12:34:48 Robert H. Bushnell wrote:
> Tom,
> You argue too much. You want science to do public policy. I want
> simple examples. I say use millimeter. Example: Say I build an
> intersection of roads. I lay out the curbs in millimeters, 30 000 mm
> apart.
> Then I
Gene
1. In most cases - the principal exceptions that affect the US are precious
stones and metals and agreements regarding travel and transport where these
are regulated by international law (for example aircraft will continue to
fly x feet above sea level).
2. Supplementary indicators have
This discussion ignores the basic fact that all professional groups
establish, sooner or later, a standards practice manual. That is the
document that guides the use of units and prefixes, among other items. As an
example, drafting in any engineering (mechanical, electric, nuclear,
chemical, bio-
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I do not see "the ineffectiveness of the millimeter path" for film.
They
just have not used meters for length.
Robert Bushnell
On Jan 5, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Remek Kocz wrote:
Millimeters as a standard in a particular industry are great, since
no unit specification
Millimeters as a standard in a particular industry are great, since no unit
specification is needed, and conversions can be readily made to units one is
more comfortable with, but I find it hard to believe that they somehow speed
metrication. It's really driven by the realities of the industry (bu
Tom,
You argue too much. You want science to do public policy. I want
simple examples. I say use millimeter. Example: Say I build an
intersection of roads. I lay out the curbs in millimeters, 30 000 mm
apart.
Then I place the posts to hold the traffic lights, again in millimeters,
Martin,
By "no change" on and after 2010 January 1 do you mean:
1. Primary Indications in the EU shall be in SI;
2. "Supplementary Indications" might be allowed to continue even after 2010
January 1 *if* the EU Parliament completes its approval procedures at some time
in the future, and Membe
A very Happy New Year to you Pat, and all the other contributers in this
group.
I agree with you that the prefix centi is a legitimate parts of the SI
as are deci deca and hecto. However, as I have stated here before, the
use of centi during a metric transition delays the successful
introdu
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