kilopascal wrote: > 2001-03-04 > > I don't know what all the fuss is about. So what if packages show only > millilitres or grams . Yes, but why should they? > It is so easy to convert to centilitres, or decilitres in ones mind, without > the aid of a calculator. Yes, but why should we have to? Even if dividing by 10 is one of the most easy calculations, it is really annoying to have to it all the time. > The choice of units in groups of thousands comes from engineering practice. > It allows a > number to be small for common use without the need for a decimal point. So let the engineers do that. > Those who use FFU know it is a difficult collection of units. They falsely > believe SI is equally difficult. I don't think it is that easy. > Let's not try to make SI like FFU with > variations for different peoples tastes. Let's have one standard version > with the option of people easily changing it to their choice mentally. > Otherwise, SI will become just like FFU, and nobody will understand it. > > John Well change that standardversion. It is no good. Adopt the one I suggested in the last mail.
