I agree that anti-metric thinking is deeply engrained in our society but, (and I apologize for my pessimism) I believe that a tragedy won't be enough. Just look at the gun laws. There was a Columbine tragedy and several more before and after that. Results.. nothing. For Australia a tragedy was enough to trigger a mass approval of the gun ban. Similarly, it did not take much to convince them of the metric advantages in spite of their English heritage. Here, it seems we need something more. The question is WHAT? Personally, I believe that something has to shatter the American self confidence before the many would accept that there is time for a serious/radical change. I have lived for extended periods in several countries and only here I found this strong mass conviction that "We are the best". When the human spirit reaches that level there is no place for change. History proved this many times. A. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Trusten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday 16 March 2001 22:50 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:11674] Re: USMA digest 488 You are quite right; it is a risk management issue. But I'm afraid that anti-metric thinking is deeply ingrained in this society, and nothing will change until a tragedy happens.
