Re: SI units

["Ron L. Kathren" <rkathren@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>]

Joel -- 

Great proposal for a replacement topic for CHP designation on badges.  I
commend you, and will jump into the fray.  Allen Brodsky, my close friend,
teacher, and mentor, does make some good points, but I respectfully
disagree with him, even if only for the sake of airing the question.  And,
much as I dislike the SI, there are some cogent reasons for the change. 
If for no other reason, we need to maintain consistency with the rest of
the world through use of this commonly accepted system of units, which has
a physical basis.  Also, I believe the US did sign a treaty, but that
doesn't mean we can't do as we please within our borders. 

I'm writing this late at night to give me time to get to my fallout 
shelter (remember those?)

On Wed, 14 Jun 1995, Joel T. Baumbaugh wrote: 

>      All,
> 
>      While  searching  for an article in the Newsletter (I  later
> found  it in the Journal), I came across a well written letter to
> the  editor  I had highlighted in the August 1994  edition.   The
> title  was  "Scientific Reasons for Rejecting SI Units" by  Allen
> Brodsky.
> 
>      If  you  too  are pack-rats and have saved  this  newsletter
> please  take the time to (re)read this excellent letter.  I agree
> with  it whole-hardily.  What a pain (and waste of time) it is to
> convert  into and out of and/or work in SI units.  Why are we (as
> a group) doing this to our selves?  Even HPs I know in Canada and
> "Down under" hate these units.
> 
>      IMHO, once again Europe (read that France) has put it to the
> U.S. and once again the rest of the world has followed suit.
> 
>      OK, I'm going to duck under my desk now, but please, do read
> the article as it makes A LOT of SENSE.
> 
> 
> Joel Baumbaugh
> NRaD
> The left coast.
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