Australia uses the hectopascal. See
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/aneroid/aneroid.shtml
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
I received your email!
Thanks
Michael Glass
On 21/1/14 5:59 AM, "U.S. Metric Association" wrote:
>
>USMA Digest 4620
>
> Topics covered in this issue include:
>
> 1) metric
> by "Hillger,Donald"
Dear Americans,
Please don¹t complain about the price of petrol being $1 a litre or even
$1.25 a litre. We¹re paying $1.39 a litre in Sydney, Australia, for 10%
ethanol, and at the moment, our dollar is marginally higher than yours.
Cheers,
Michael Glass
Hello Howard,
That response sounds like a polite ³no comment².
Let¹s hope that if someone else reads your comment that they do something.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
On 1/9/15 3:59 AM, "U.S. Metric Association" wrote:
>
>USMA Digest 4981
>
> Topics covered
One way to move forward on the question of optional metric-only labelling
might be to approach the two remaining states that don't allow it and ask
them to change their laws.
If these two states could fall into line with the other 48 states, wouldn't
the change be nation-wide?
Michael Glass
so
that whole numbers are always used in prescribing medicines.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
it to feet if you need this
information.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
Thanks Mike, just checked, and they have indeed fixed it.
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:54 AM, Michael GLASS wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I wrote to Peakbaggers and pointed out the anomaly in defaulting to feet.
> I'm pleased to report that I received an email saying that the problem o
is
even worse, but this will not stop luddites from using the decimal problem
to attack the adoption of SI. Indeed, the fact that the luddites can use
this problem to attack the adoption of SI means that we should redouble our
efforts to deal with it.
Michael Glass
On 10/10/11 2:11 AM
.
End of problem.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
r for all if all the measures were metric.
Yours sincerely,
Michael Glass
This is their reply:
Dear Mr Glass
On behalf of the Director of Aviation Safety, thank you for your email.
The common international standard for altitude measurement in aviation is
feet and this is why Australian aer
t approval with Health Canada and the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration..."
Though the focus of the paragraph was on drugs, it could also apply to food
as well. This is an obvious opening to push for permissible metric only
labelling of foodstuffs.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
100 metres.
* 10 minutes at this page will take you about a kilometre.
I hope that these measures are useful.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
, some of the people they quote, such as
the coroner, do suggest the solution that I have proposed: use whole numbers
wherever possible.
Michael Glass
On 10/10/11 12:07 AM, "John M. Steele" wrote:
> Does BWMA propose a solution (I can't open their document; it "crashe
ground and hPa
for pressure levels once airborne.
Regards,
Mike Payne
On 25/07/2011, at 08:43 , Michael GLASS wrote:
> Dear USMA,
>
> I wrote to our civil aviation safety authority as follows:
>
> I note that the safety rules are drawn up in feet while all Australian maps
>
!
But don¹t take my word for it. Read the original at
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gone-fishin/2011/01/world-record-barramundi
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
quare metres? What do others
think?
Michael Glass
I thought about this issue about 4 years ago. I think the best unit for
measuring screen sizes is dm² but I expect an adverse reaction from
other members of this list.
On 2011-01-12 1858, Michael GLASS wrote:
Dear People,
There's a real problem with electronic screen sizes - all of
³CNN leaves the metric description of the tunnel in with feet following in
parentheses.²
Of course they did! It makes it sound more foreign and dangerous to present
it that way. It¹s a bit like the BBC using kilometres in their reports from
anywhere but Britain and the US. It adds local colour.
I was wondering why the fisherman wasn't using 130 N line. I thought Australia
was metric. :)
Yes, some Americans have had little exposure to the rest of the world.
From: Michael GLASS
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 6:27:
etric only. We need Congress to "man up"
and amend the FPLA.
If you want more info, the USMA website has a very good metric laws page, which
summarizes this better than I can.
____
From: Michael GLASS
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tue, April 5, 2
In Australia we have no 1c and 2c coins any more. The smallest coin is the
5c coin. Prices are still quoted in single cents, but when you pay in coin
the price is rounded up or down. So $19.98 and $19.99 will cost you $20, but
$19.97 and $19.96 will be rounded down to $19.95.
Australian coins are
1.64m. The biggest transformation in the song is to change
the inches packed with dynamite to millimetres. So Honey Bun packs an even
bigger punch!
I hope you enjoy it.
Best wishes,
Michael Glass
The original lyrics can be found at
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/southpacific/honeybun.htm
meter or
centimeter or meter? Screen resolution or pixel density is measured along a
horizontal line and seems to be expressed most often in pixels per inch or
pixels per centimeter. Is this a case where centimeters work better than
millimeters?
= = = =
On 1/12/11 6:58 PM, "Michael GLA
est transformation is to change every inch packed with dynamite to
every millimetre. So Honey Bun packs an even bigger punch!
The original can be found at
http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/southpacific/honeybun.htm
> Best wishes to all, and everyone enjoy the Silly Season.
>
> Michael Glass
reprimanded by
the Scoutmaster. My mother tried to comfort me by saying that all the scouts
were out of step except me! It may have made me feel better, but obviously
did not reflect reality.
John F-L
- Original Message -
From: Michael GLASS
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent
Hmm maybe they should have stretched that oil to 10 days so Hanukah could be
metric as well.
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of
Michael GLASS
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 10:15 PM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:51356] Metric Honey
7:00:14 -0500
>From: Jon Saxton
>Subject: [USMA:49509] Re: Screen size conundrum
>To: "U.S. Metric Association"
>
>I thought about this issue about 4 years ago. I think the best unit for
>measuring screen sizes is dm² but I expect an adverse reaction from
>o
On Sun, 10/9/11, Michael GLASS wrote:
From: Michael GLASS
Subject: [USMA:51205] Damned Decimals?
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Date: Sunday, October 9, 2011, 12:22 AM
I was reading the November 2010 edition of "The Yardstick" the Journal of
the British Weight
t there is surely today enough power and
influence outside of the USA to make the change happen.
John F-L
- Original Message -
From: "Michael GLASS"
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 1:43 PM
Subject: [USMA:50915] Metrication of air travel
limeter or
centimeter or meter? Screen resolution or pixel density is measured along a
horizontal line and seems to be expressed most often in pixels per inch or
pixels per centimeter. Is this a case where centimeters work better than
millimeters?
= = = =
On 1/12/11 6:58 PM, "Michael GLASS" w
> Original message
>> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:00:14 -0500
>> From: Jon Saxton
>> Subject: [USMA:49509] Re: Screen size conundrum
>> To: "U.S. Metric Association"
>>
>> I thought about this issue about 4 years ago. I think the be
sures should be expressed or
represented in terms of appropriately-chosen SI units. i think that the
pre-metric inch is less comparable than either the meter or the millimeter.
best regards,
Ron
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Michael GLASS wrote:
> Dear People,
>
> There's
- Original Message -
From: "Michael GLASS"
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 1:43 PM
Subject: [USMA:50915] Metrication of air travel
> Dear USMA,
>
> I wrote to our civil aviation safety authority as follows:
>
> I note that th
e exposure to the rest of the world.
>
> From: Michael GLASS
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 6:27:38 AM
> Subject: [USMA:49424] Horror! Reporter has culture shock!
>
> Gayne C. Young of “Outdoor Life” made a shocking discovery: Australians speak
Screen resolution or pixel density is measured along a
horizontal line and seems to be expressed most often in pixels per inch or
pixels per centimeter. Is this a case where centimeters work better than
millimeters?
= = = =
On 1/12/11 6:58 PM, "Michael GLASS" wrote:
> Dear
untries would surely not have to learn an alien
measuring system, so there would be a benefit there.
It is a big thing to change, but there is surely today enough power and
influence outside of the USA to make the change happen.
John F-L
- Original Message - From: "Michael
size conundrum
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
I thought about this issue about 4 years ago. I think the best unit for
measuring screen sizes is dm² but I expect an adverse reaction from
other members of this list.
On 2011-01-12 1858, Michael GLASS wrote:
Dear People,
There's
may be applied to the numerators of each unit
> (preferably, excluding prefixes in the denominators).
>
> Gene.
>
> Original message
> >Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:00:14 -0500
> >From: Jon Saxton
> >Subject: [USMA:49509] Re: Screen size conundrum
&g
it
>> (preferably, excluding prefixes in the denominators).
>>
>> Gene.
>>
>> Original message
>>> Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:00:14 -0500
>>> From: Jon Saxton
>>> Subject: [USMA:49509] Re: Screen size conundrum
>>>
I was reading the November 2010 edition of "The Yardstick" the Journal of
the British Weights and Measures Association , no. 43. See
http://www.bwmaonline.com/
An article in this issue highlighted the problem caused by the use of
decimals in prescriptions. They can result in patients receiving 10
r. Is this a case where centimeters work better than
millimeters?
= = = =
On 1/12/11 6:58 PM, "Michael GLASS" wrote:
> Dear People,
>
> There's a real problem with electronic screen sizes - all of them. This
> includes cameras, video cameras, computers, DVD p
on
Subject: [USMA:49509] Re: Screen size conundrum
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
I thought about this issue about 4 years ago. I think the best unit for
measuring screen sizes is dm² but I expect an adverse reaction from
other members of this list.
On 2011-01-12 1858, Michael GLASS wro
rs ago. I think the best unit
for
measuring screen sizes is dm² but I expect an adverse reaction from
other members of this list.
On 2011-01-12 1858, Michael GLASS wrote:
Dear People,
There's a real problem with electronic screen sizes - all of them.
This
includes cameras, video cameras, co
s/m^2" an "SI unit." How is "pixel"
>>>> related to SI?
>>>>
>>>> Of course, SI prefixes may be applied to the numerators of each unit
>>>> (preferably, excluding prefixes in the denominators).
>>>>
>>>&
pplied to the numerators of each unit
(preferably, excluding prefixes in the denominators).
Gene.
Original message
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:00:14 -0500
From: Jon Saxton
Subject: [USMA:49509] Re: Screen size conundrum
To: "U.S. Metric Association"
I thought about this issue ab
t;> Michael, Jon, and Patrick,
>>>>>
>>>>> The "best" unit for TV screen area (size) is the coherent SI unit
>>>>> "meter squared."
>>>>> Flat screens of area about 1 m^2 and larger are already quite common.
>>>&g
this).
-Original Message-
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
Of Michael GLASS
Sent: 09 October 2011 05:23
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:51205] Damned Decimals?
I was reading the November 2010 edition of "The Yardstick" the
screen area (size) is the coherent SI unit
>>>>> "meter squared."
>>>>> Flat screens of area about 1 m^2 and larger are already quite common.
>>>>>
>>>>> The "best" unit for TV pixel density is the unit "pixels p
illing to bow to superior knowledge on this
matter as I am sure that some who are more knowledgeable than me on this
topic will be reading this).
-Original Message-
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
Of Michael GLASS
Sent: 09 October 2011 05:23
t; maximum dose (I am of course willing to bow to superior knowledge on this
> matter as I am sure that some who are more knowledgeable than me on this
> topic will be reading this).
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
ess a higher authority
insists on metric on these signs then it’s going to be a long time before
it happens.
* Michael Glass says:
2011-08-12
<http://metricviews.org.uk/2011/07/road-safety-experts-ignore-uk-sign-proble
ms/comment-page-1/#comment-23268> at 04:48
Perhaps this is a tim
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Of Michael GLASS
Sent: 09 October 2011 05:23
To: U.S. Metric As
ading this).
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Behalf
Of Michael GLASS
Sent:
On 2011/01/13, at 10:58 , Michael GLASS wrote:
> Dear People,
>
> 3 As a result, power consumption on larger screen sizes is far higher than
> might be anticipated by looking at the screen size. For example, a 15 inch
> computer monitor is very nearly a 33% larger than a 13 inch m
ing to bow to superior knowledge on this
matter as I am sure that some who are more knowledgeable than me on this
topic will be reading this).
-Original Message-
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
Of Michael GLASS
Sent: 09 October 2011 05:23
To: U.S.
.
From: Pat Naughtin
To: U.S. Metric Association
Cc: USMA Metric Association
Sent: Thu, January 13, 2011 4:05:10 AM
Subject: [USMA:49488] Re: Screen size conundrum
On 2011/01/13, at 10:58 , Michael GLASS wrote:
Dear People,
>
>3 As a result, power consumption on larger
ledge on this
matter as I am sure that some who are more knowledgeable than me on this
topic will be reading this).
-Original Message-
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Of Michael GLASS
Sent: 09 October 2011 05:23
To: U.S. Metric Association
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