"Whether?" Pat, how about "totally?" This post is superb.
The U.S. public was, and remains, skeptical about metrication because it never gets the "man on the moon" part. I think you've just broken a logjam with a well-placed toothpick for me. I think that the way to metric for me is actually one word we could provide to our people---the word is decimal. The idea that the metric system works the same simple way the currency works is key. We must clear away all the junk and demonstrate clearly that the metric system is simpler than the system we are now using. That part about "measurement standard" can come later in the argument. Paul T. ----- Original Message ----- From: Pat Naughtin To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 03 October, 2008 06:19 Subject: [USMA:41782] The Curse of Knowledge Dear All, I wonder whether this idea has any relevance to the metrication process. See: http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/213-the-curse-of-knowledge Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe.
