On 17 Feb 2009, at 19:21, David wrote:
That's true. Maybe we should start lobbying TV shows instead of
Congress. ;) Actually, is that a route we should explore? How hard
would it be to email Oprah or Ellen and ask them to support
metrication? It can't hurt and at least metric would get some media
coverage.
I guess if you have a TV show you could probably control the world. =)
The TV person has to be educated enough to know how to present the
argument correctly. You can forget it if it becomes an exercise in
calculator proficiency.
It has to be taught by using common reference points and every day
experience. Any conversion must be done entirely within the metric
system, not between systems.
