http://metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/suggested-ny-resolutions/ Commentary on the measurement muddle in the UK Fri, 18 May 2012 16:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/suggested-ny-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Alex Bailey Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:57:36 +0000 http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/19/suggested-ny-resolutions/#comment-23 Just weather presenters? These suggestions should be expanded to cover the whole media, particularly the BBC since it is publicly funded. There is too much inconsistency on their TV, radio and Internet output in so far as measurement is concerned and if they made it policy to use metric in all news reports people would soon get used to it! Isn't their moto "To educate and inform"? Just weather presenters? These suggestions should be expanded to cover the whole media, particularly the BBC since it is publicly funded. There is too much inconsistency on their TV, radio and Internet output in so far as measurement is concerned and if they made it policy to use metric in all news reports people would soon get used to it! Isn’t their moto “To educate and inform”?

]]> http://metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/suggested-ny-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dr Max Wed, 20 Dec 2006 17:52:57 +0000 http://www.metricviews.org.uk/2006/12/19/suggested-ny-resolutions/#comment-13 How about we all learn our height and weight/mass in metric? As a GP, it is so much easier to perform BMI calculations, drug dose calculations in metric. Also, one odd thing I have noticed: people who think in metric tend to be more fit and healthy. I suppose it is very difficult to take up a fitness regime without understanding metric these days, as all the machines and calculations are in metric. How about we all learn our height and weight/mass in metric? As a GP, it is so much easier to perform BMI calculations, drug dose calculations in metric. Also, one odd thing I have noticed: people who think in metric tend to be more fit and healthy. I suppose it is very difficult to take up a fitness regime without understanding metric these days, as all the machines and calculations are in metric.

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