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Order Now for Only $10 Metrication is the process of introducing the International System of Units to replace outdated measurement units. The modernized metric system is known as Le Système International d’unités (The International System of Units) with the international abbreviation SI.
With over a dozen colour pictures, this 32-page Metric System Booklet is organized in ten sections: In Section 1, Metrication in the United States, learn why the United States should change and what happened in 1999 when we could have avoided that costly disaster that resulted in the loss of the $125 million Mars Climate Orbiter.  In Section 2, Base Metric Units, learn about meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. In Section 3, Metric Unit Prefixes, learn about the subdivision prefixes deci- centi- milli- micro- nano- pico- femto- atto- zepto- and yocto- as well as the corresponding multiple prefixes deka- hecto- kilo- mega- giga- tera- peta- exa- zetta- and yotta- In Section 4, Metric Length, learn about the meter and the diameter of a CD or DVD and that A4 is the most commonly used paper size in the world today.  In Section 5, Metric Mass (Weight), learn that a nickel weighs exactly 5 g (grams) and that a hydrogen atom weighs 1.66 yg (yoctograms) and that Earth weighs nearly six thousand Yg (yottagrams) and the weight of several other very large and very small things.  In Section 6, Metric Volume, learn that a liter of water weighs one kilogram, so one cubic meter (1,000 liters) of water weighs 1,000 kilograms, which is one metric ton. Gallons, pounds and feet do not share such comprehensive, convenient relationships with each other.  In Section 7, Metric Area, learn about the hectare.
 In Section 8, Metric Speed, learn that your fingernails grow at the rate of about one nanometer per second. See a European speed limit sign and speedometer.  In Section 9, Metric Temperature, learn about the three scales: Kelvin, Celsius and Fahrenheit. Learn the rhyme that will help you remember degrees Celsius: 30 °C is warm. 20 °C is nice. 10 °C is cold. 0 °C is ice. Learn that the freezing point of water is 0 °C and that the boiling point of water is 100 °C.   In Section 10, Further Reading, peruse other resources for finding out more about SI.
Measuring very small and very large things in our outdated measurement system is comparatively cumbersome. Although many of you might think that the cost-benefit ratio of all-out national conversion to SI would preclude its worthiness, in the grand scheme of things, stubbornly clinging to our clumsy proprietary system is even more costly (and embarrassing). If you would like to receive a Metric System Booklet, come by my house or mail your request to me: David Pearl
1364 Marilyn Street SE Salem, OR 97302 United States of America You will also receive a 2-page Terran System Exam (printed on A4 size paper) so that you can test your knowledge after reading the booklet.
Send $10 cheque or money order payable to David Pearl.
Phone ahead if you wish to discuss details: Cell Phone (503) 428-4917
If you live near Salem Oregon, then join the ongoing Monday Evening Metric System Class for an Introduction to Metrication. The class is every Monday evening from 6 to 7 or from 7 to 8. You might see me driving around town. Here is my car:
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With only three exceptions, every nation has officially adopted SI (the International System of Units) as its primary or sole system of measurement. Below, you can see the approximate year of official metrication in these nations listed in descending order of population magnitude:
 中国 Zhong Guo (China) Metrication: 1925
1,338,612,968 Humanoids = 19.7% of Terran Population
 भारत Bharat (India) Metrication: 1954
1,156,897,766 Humanoids = 17% of Terran Population
 United States Metrication in the United States has been unsteady over the years with no definite conclusion. After efforts in the 1970s and 1980s, there has been little political will to continue conversion to metric. Americans use a mixture of units of measurement. In some fields, Americans have used the metric system since the early 1800s. The use of metric units instead of or in addition to United States customary units has been gradually increasing for many years, but much of the public momentum has been lost since the 1980s, except in schools, science, and manufacturing.
307,212,123 = 4.5% of Terran Population
Indonesia Metrication: 1946
240,271,522 Humanoids = 3.5% of Terran Population
 Brasil Metrication: 1862
198,739,269 Humanoids = 2.9% of Terran Population
پاکِستان Pakistan Metrication: 1967
174,578,558 Humanoids = 2.6% of Terran Population
বাংলাদেশ Bangladesh Metrication: 1967
156,050,883 Humanoids = 2.3% of Terran Population
Nigeria Metrication: 1962
149,229,090 Humanoids = 2.2% of Terran Population
Россия (Russia) Metrication: 1925
140,041,247 Humanoids = 2% of Terran Population
日本 Nihon (Japan) Metrication: 1957
127,078,679 Humanoids = 1.9% of Terran Population
 México Metrication: 1862
111,211,789 Humanoids = 1.6% of Terran Population
Pilipinas (Philippines) Metrication: 1916
97,976,603 Humanoids = 1.4% of Terran Population
南越 Việt Nam Metrication: 1963
88,576,758 Humanoids = 1.3% of Terran Population
 ኢትዮጵያ Ethiopia Metrication: 1962
85,237,338 Humanoids = 1.25% of Terran Population Deutschland (Germany) Metrication: 1872 82,329,758 Humanoids = 1.2% of Terran Population مصر Miṣr (Egypt) Metrication: 1961 78,866,635 Humanoids = 1.16% of Terran Population In order to get things moving, you could write letters. Here is a sample for you. I wrote to President Obama:
10 June 2009 The White House President Barack Obama 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 Regarding: Metrication in the United States Dear President Barack Obama: Please consider speaking to the people about the importance of metrication in the United States. As you may already know, American scientists and teachers use Le Système International d’unités on a daily basis. The International System of Units is internationally abbreviated SI. Our European friends and other world trading partners are asking us nicely to discontinue the practice of labeling our products for export with duel metric/Imperial measurements and conform to the common practice of metric-only labeling by 1 January 2010. Metrication in the United States seems a natural evolutionary step in light of the clear Obama Administration vision of worldwide human commonality and connectedness. Let us shed the outdated and cumbersome Imperial measurements of the past and embrace the more reasonable measurement system of our bright future on Earth. Please consider reading (on the reverse side of this letter) my recently published letter to the editor of a Salem newspaper, the Statesman Journal. Répondez s'il vous plaît = RSVP = Respond if it pleases you. Metric System Advocate David Pearl 1364 Marilyn Street SE Salem, OR 97302 USA P.S. Please use international standard paper size A4, the most frequently used paper size on Earth (210 × 297 mm) if you wish to reproduce this letter to share with others. Copy of letter sent to: · Mother of the Future, my daughter, Tiqvah Aviv Pearl · Mother of the Future Sasha Obama · Mother of the Future Malia Obama · Wise First Lady Michelle Obama · President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf · Outspoken Vice President Joe Biden · World Visionary and Equal Rights Advocate Dennis Kucinich · Daily Show Host Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz · U.S. Metric Association Executive Director Valerie Antoine · 50 Honourable United States governors Here is my letter to the editor that the Statesman Journal published:
 U.S. standards don't measure up on international scale May 29, 2009 I sure hope the United States soon begins the process of seriously adopting Le Système International d'unités (The International System of Units) internationally abbreviated SI. Surely, Americans can be practical and forward thinking enough to recognize that the evolution of our global marketplace makes the conversion necessary. Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, Europe wants all imports labeled in metric measurements only. We, along with Liberia and Myanmar, are the only holdouts on Earth, which makes no practical sense. American scientists use SI because it is so much easier: A liter of water weighs one kilogram, so one cubic meter (1,000 liters) of water weighs 1,000 kilograms, which is one metric ton. Gallons, pounds and feet do not share such comprehensive, convenient relationships with each other. Your fingernails grow at the rate of about one nanometer per second. The diameter of our galaxy is one zettameter. Measuring such small and large things in our outdated measurement system is comparatively cumbersome. Although many of you might think that the cost-benefit ratio of all-out national conversion to SI would preclude its worthiness, I think that in the grand scheme of things, stubbornly clinging to our clumsy proprietary system is even more costly (and embarrassing). — David Pearl, Salem 1364 Marilyn Street SE ● Salem, OR 97302 USA ● (503) 428-4917 |
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