more units

[Michael Stabin <stabin@npd.ufpe.br>]

As difficult as SI units are, I note that Americans have adapted well to
thinking of their soda pop and whisky in liters.   One point of interest to
many Americans (at least of the male variety) - I get to go 100 or over on
my way to work every day, while most of you are limited to around 60 without
fear of meeting the police!  Ever seen a 32 pound slug?  Not a pretty sight.
Yes, I'm rambling, probably straying into off-topic land.  What I'm getting
at is just the issue of getting used to a different system of units, it
isn't that hard.  The same workers that could *never* get used to thinking
in mGy pick up a 2 liter on the way home from work every day (hopefully it's
soda) and know what they're getting.

However, I do concede that we need a special unit for exposure, the SI
committee has been intransigent on this.


Michael Stabin
Departamento de Energia Nuclear/UFPE
Av. Prof. Luiz Freire, 1000 - Cidade Universitaria
CEP 50740 - 540
Recife - PE
Brazil
Phone 55-81-271-8251 or 8252 or 8253
Fax  55-81-271-8250
E-mail stabin@npd.ufpe.br



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