I think they are inconsistent because they are inconsiderate of
measurement. They don't think measurement is important to the
audience, and I fear they are quite right. In motion pictures, they
refer to metric units for a "dramatic, scientific" effect, but they
often revert to inch-pound w
When my wife (Michele) and I visited Canada a couple summers ago, I
tried to purchase a metric-only tape measure in a store, but they only
had tape measures cluttered with dreaded inches. We only visited a few
places in British Columbia, which may not be representative of
everywhere in Cana
The Science Channel, which is a part of the Discovery complex, ran a "How
It's Made Program" last night. From the credits at the end, at least this
episode was produced in Canada. I was curious to see how it would run in
the United States.
The program, in the segment on the mining of silver
Typical!
On 26/04/2013, at 06:20 , "John M. Steele" wrote:
>
> Back to the article, I had left a comment that they were using Imperial
> gallons and the figure was misleading in a US article. It sat in a
> moderation queue for 1.5 days. Sometime last night, they wiped it, so they
> would
True, although a little ponderous. They would allow "carbon mass fraction of
85%" although not their favorite expression. I mostly try to follow them but
some of their expressions just don't roll off the tongue (or keyboard).
Back to the article, I had left a comment that they were using Imper
