[USMA:34402] Re: Post and Courier (Charleston, SC)

[Bill Hooper]

That test (copied below) given at the end of Jim Freysinger's interview by Bo Petersen of the Charleston, SC "Post and Courier" is decidedly NOT a "Metric" test. Four of the five questions ask for relations between Olde English measurements and metric measurements.

Testing one's metric knowledge should involve questions that are solely about the metric system.

Regards,
Bill Hooper


<x-tad-smaller>TEST YOUR METRIC KNOWLEDGE</x-tad-smaller> (no, it isn't!)

<x-tad-smaller>1. How many meters are in a mile?</x-tad-smaller>

<x-tad-smaller>2. How many kilograms are in a pound?</x-tad-smaller>

<x-tad-smaller>3. How many liters are in a pint?</x-tad-smaller>

<x-tad-smaller>4. At what degree Celsius does water freeze?</x-tad-smaller>

<x-tad-smaller>5. How many pounds are in a metric ton?
</x-tad-smaller>

PS Here are my answers if I truly am interested in demonstrating my knowledge of the metric system:
1. How big is a mile?
2. How big is a pound?
3. How big is a pint?
4. Zero.
5. 1000 divided by the answer to #2