The webpage that opened when I clicked on the 'didyouknow' link had two ads for Continental Airlines. The first one was a banner ad, but was tailored for the UK (obviously Google AdSense) as when I clicked on it all flights were from the UK or ROI to various US destinations, and were shown in GBP£. The second one, and quite possibly tailored for the UK also, had the wording: Swap 3 °C for 29 °C. Today's forecasted [sic] highs: Orlando, Florida 27 °C; Honolulu, Hawaii 29 °C; San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) 23 °C.
If anyone in the US sees the same ads, I'd be interested to know if they are in °C or F. John F-L ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 3:25 AM Subject: [USMA:48816] The United States does not use the metric system Dear All, I just discovered this bald statement: The United States does not use the metric system. At: http://didyouknow.org/number-notation How true is this? Jim Frysinger LCAMS says on his recently revised web site at: http://www.metricmethods.com/metricUS.php : The United States is now more metric than it is non-metric. Approximately 60 % to 70 % of U.S. commerce is done in metric units. I also recall a statement from USMA President, Lorelle Young CAMS that industry in the USA is now more than 70 % metric. I have noticed that even while denying that the metric system exists all of the population of the USA routinely use: * metric inches (defined as 25.4 mm exactly) * metric feet (defined as 30.84 mm exactly) * metric yards (defined as 914.4 mm exactly) * metric miles (defined as 1609.344 metres exactly) * metric pounds (defined as 453.5 924 grams exactly) * metric short tons (defined as 907.1847 kilograms exactly) * metric long tons (defined as 1016.047 kilograms exactly) So, the truth is probably closer to: The USA uses nothing but the metric system. Everyone in the USA uses the metric system - only - for all of their daily activities. Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
