Carleton, Justin & all sirs:
>.....Fred (7st 8lb), John (8st 2lb) and Chris>(8st 9lb)? Could the reader of
>this posting do the calculation using a>calculator?
Speaking for 60 seconds on this bit of calculation, itself may take over 60
seconds, to make the audiance understand: what is being talked? Naturally,
metric is easy to work/understand. However, the calculation![(7st 8lb)+(8st
2lb)+(8st 9lb)]=[(23 st*14)+19 lb]=341 lbs./3 =113 2/3 lbs. div. 2.2 =51 kg
667 g. on taking 1 kg =2.2 lb. average. The average of these three children
work to 51 kg 667 g.Brij Bhushan Vij
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mein hai"Contact # 011-9818775933 (M)001(201)962-3708(when in US)> From: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [USMA:39505] Re: 60 seconds for
the metric system> Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:52:00 -0400> > ... and in the UK
they weigh church bells in hundredweights, quarters, and> pounds. As with stone
and pounds, it was no doubt done to keep the size of> the numbers down,
necessary 400 years ago given how most people comprehended> - or didn't
comprehend - math at the time ...> > Carleton> > -----Original Message----->
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf> Of Martin
Vlietstra> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 15:34> To: U.S. Metric Association>
Subject: [USMA:39501] Re: 60 seconds for the metric system> > Justin,> > I
recently publish the following on a blog attached to a UK newspaper:> > <<>
When my son was at school (he is now 21) he questioned how much of the maths>
(and other subjects) that he was being taught was relevant. If he felt that>
the subject concerned was not relevant, it was difficult to persuade him to>
study that subject. I believe that there are thousands of school-children> out
there who take a similar approach to their school-work.> > In this day and age,
where every school-child has a calculator, how would> they find the average
weight of Fred (7st 8lb), John (8st 2lb) and Chris> (8st 9lb)? Could the reader
of this posting do the calculation using a> calculator? If however they were
asked to find the average weight of Fred> (48kg), John (52kg) and Chris (55kg),
the problem is not too difficult, but> the concept of using kilograms to
measure body-weight renders the problem> irrelevant. > > In contrast, if a
German school-child is asked to find the average weight of> Fritz (48kg), Johan
(52kg) and Christof (55kg), the problem is not too> difficult, but more
importantly, it is relevant.> >>> > You might like to try something similar,
but make it more relevant to the US> situation such as using feet and inches,
pounds and ounces etc - in the UK> most people weight themselves in stones and
pound (14 pounds = 1 stone).> > -----Original Message-----> From: [EMAIL
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf> Of Jason Darfus> Sent: 01
October 2007 03:04> To: U.S. Metric Association> Cc: U.S. Metric Association>
Subject: [USMA:39496] Re: 60 seconds for the metric system> > I like the rapid
fire quiz in the vein of> which is bigger: 13/16 in or 7/8 in ?> which is
bigger: 12 mm or 18 mm ?> > Ask if anyone knows what Title 15, sec 204 of the
U.S. code says? How > about Title 15, sec 205b?> (answer: the metric law of
1866 and the omnibus act of 1988 expressing > preference for said system).> >
And then ask> Can anyone tell me where colonial units are allowed under law?> >
> > On Sep 30, 2007, at 18:55, Amy Wang wrote:> > > Hello everyone,> >> > I am
a recent graduate who did a master's thesis on the metric system. > >
Coincidentally, I have been nominated as one of 20 young designers to > > speak
at a national design conference on October 11th (National Metric > > Week!) in
front of 2,500 designers, design educators, and design > > commentators. Each
of us has 60 seconds to speak on any subject, and I > > want to make mine an
opportunity to spread the word on metrication. > > Although I have an idea what
facts would most startle and impress a > > newcomer audience, I think the
collective experience on this mailing > > list is greater than my own knowledge
any day. So I am writing you for > > your input: what are the most memorable
news items you've seen > > recently on this subject? To an initially
indifferent public, what are > > facts that you've discovered to be most
memorable to them? I am > > looking for facts that can be very easily and
quickly conveyed in > > these 60 seconds.> >> > Here is more information on the
conference:> > http://designconference2007.aiga.org/> >> > Here are a few
images from my thesis project. The complete campaign > > and supporting
arguments have been printed into 1000 books recently, > > which I am going to
mail out to people I hope can make a difference > > once they become aware of
the issue.> > http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa/winners/2006/wang.html> >> >
I hope you will be willing to help me, and look forward to reading > > some
exciting new news articles.> >> > Amy.> >>
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