Re: a few SI observations

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 11:01 20.03.98 -0600, you wrote:
>Since we seem to be inching toward the metric system (or should I say, 
>"centimetering"), it seems worthwhile to consider what would happen to some
>of 
>our favorite aphorisms: 
> 
>"Give him 2.54 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers." 
> 
>"I wouldn't touch that with a 3 meter pole." 
> 
>"A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers." 
> 
>"Don't hide your light under a 35.2 liter basket." 
> 
>They may not sound quite the same, but, as I've always said, "30 grams of 
>prevention is worth 454 grams of cure." 
> 
>The opinions expressed are strictly mine. 
>(My thanx to Don Srenawski for introducing me to most of these.  If I
>offended 
>anyone, the blame is entirely mine.) 
>It's not about dose, it's about trust. 
> 
>Bill Lipton 
>liptonw@detroitedison.com 
>
>
>-----------------------------------

Bill and fellow radsafers, you need not be afraid. I do not know, how many
hundred years we have the meter already, but in German proverbs we still
use inches ("not to give in a single inch"), miles ("I would walk miles for
a certain cigarette"), dozens, etc!

Franz


Franz Schoenhofer
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