Eddie,
Here is a partial list of "metric" units which are not "SI units":
curie, roentgen, rad, rem, gauss, calorie, dyne, poise, stokes,
oersted, gal, etc. You probably have seen some of these in the context
of medical applications or nutrition labeling.
If Congress mandates "metric" units, the above units would still be
approved for use in commerce, trade, medical practices, etc.
If Congress mandates (SI), the above units would be excluded.
The differences *are* important, particularly for health and safety.
e.g. If you ever receive radiation treatments for cancer, you, no doubt,
hope that your doctor and technicians do not expose you to excessive radiation
because of misunderstood (multiplicities) of units for radiology.
Another example is torque applied to fasteners, fueling, navigation
and traffic control of aircraft. Confusion of units does cause crashes.
Gene.
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On Sat, 2 Jun 2001, eddie lechat wrote:
> Is this an important question?
> If so, I don't get it.
> I am not being sarcastic.
> I will carefully read anything you might post which
> explains to me why this question is important.
> --- Gene Mechtly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ...
> > What do *you* mean by "metric"? Do you mean SI?
> > There are many units that are "metric" but not a part of SI!
