https://milebehind.wordpress.com/2021/03/24/2021-my-book-and-the-metric-system/2021-04-07T08:50:39+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2020/09/17/math-the-pandemic-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/09/world-metric-map.pngWorld-metric-map2021-03-24T02:18:16+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/historical-cooking-measures-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/sifter-open.pngsifter-open"The Sifter" welcome page.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/sifter-image.pngsifter imageImage from The Sifter website.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/old-cookbook.pngold-cookbookhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/3-column-cookbook.jpg3-column-cookbookFrom a sausage cookbook.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/baby-bottle.pngbaby-bottleNote the difference in volume between the U.S customary and U.K. ounces. Ours is bigger!https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/cooksbook-weights.pngCooksbook-weights2020-08-26T00:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2020/02/13/things-that-set-us-apart-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/tape-measure-3859795_640.jpgtape-measure-3859795_640From Pixabay2020-08-24T22:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/about/2021-03-09T02:20:28+00:00weekly0.6https://milebehind.wordpress.com/2019/10/27/action-requested-regarding-the-metric-system-by-october-30-wednesday/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/big-revised.pngbig-revisedhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/extension.pngExtensionThis extension of the deadline applies to both proposed rules regardless of the confusing nomenclature. You can comment on one, or both, issues by October 30.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/submit-comment.pngsubmit-commenthttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/example-comment.pngexample-commenthttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/composite.pngcompositeMost current alcohol labels only include metric system units. The government is trying to change that to include U.S. customary units. Please make your voice heard.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/eliminate2.pngEliminate2https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/elimination.pngElimination2020-12-07T18:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2019/09/28/boxes-of-butter-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/oats.pngoatsHuh?https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/pamphlet.pngpamphlethttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/hatch-cropped.pngHatch-croppedA 1 and 1/9 bushels of green chile awaiting purchase. https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/butter.pngbutterHow much butter in a "box" according to the Department of Agriculture? More than you might think. Keep reading.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/boxes.jpgboxeshttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/peck.jpgpeckNotation on a bag of recently purchased peaches at a farmer's market.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/butters.pngbuttersAn "official" box unit of butter in the U.S. is 68 pounds2019-09-30T21:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2019/08/06/the-argument-of-twelves-and-the-metric-system/2020-12-07T15:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2018/12/09/medicine-and-the-metric-system-part-2/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dosing-2.pngdosing-2Image from this site: https://childrens.advil.com/childrens-advil-suspensionhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/boy-brother-child-35188.jpgboy-brother-child-35188According to WebMD "Based on calls made to poison control centers in 2010, pain relievers -- both prescription and over-the-counter -- accounted for 31% of fatal poisonings in children age 5 and under."https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/dosing-lable.pngdosing-lableDosing table from the Advil package2018-12-13T18:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2018/11/16/big-news-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/vox-interview.pngvox-interviewhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/kilogram.pngkilogramThis replica of a kilogram is public display by National Institute of Standards, which is part of Department of Commerce2018-12-07T05:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/top-10-reasons-the-united-states-should-use-the-metric-system-or-si/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/jefferson.jpgJeffersonFew people know that Thomas Jefferson gave us our decimal money (10 dimes and 100 pennies)2021-03-01T02:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2018/03/03/a-liquid-measuring-cup-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/dryvswet.pngdryvswetThe only real reason to have both "dry" and "wet" measuring cups is so, if you need a full cup of a liquid, you don't spill it. A liquid measuring cup provides "slosh" margin above the full cup measure. Also, liquids tend to level themselves. The metal cup above makes it easy to push off any excess to ensure the measure is level. That's why you don't normally see half and quarter cup measures listed within dry measuring cups. [Note the ml printed on the dry measuring cup. Cuisinart is an international company.]https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/measuring-cups.pngmeasuring-cups2018-11-23T03:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/scientific-equations-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/fractions-image.pngfractions-imageA formula with fractions. Can we just decimalize everything?https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/combined.pngcombinedA traditional math "problem" on the left that includes fractions with uncommon denominators. On the right is the same math problem decimalized. The top fraction has only been carried out to two places, otherwise it would go on forever.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/decimal.pngdecimalhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/fractions.pngfractionsTraditional math "problem" in the form of fractions with uncommon demoninators.2018-02-11T02:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2017/08/06/measures-and-mistakes-due-to-our-lack-of-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/ruler.pngrulerU.S. rulers often contain a confusing mix of whole, half, quarter, eighth and sixteenth units. Metric system rulers usually just mark on whole (10) and half (5) units.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/triptick.pngtriptickThe scene when the Spinal Tap's manager discovers the prop is MUCH smaller than he expected.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/cube.pngcubeInstead of a six-inch-long bar, he ended up with a block slightly smaller than an inch in all dimensions. https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/instructions.pnginstructionsThe instructions as provided to the fabricators.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/spinal_tap_napkin.pngspinal_tap_napkinA zoom in on the napkin held in the character's hand reveals the specifications she was given was, in fact, not 18 feet but 18 inches.2019-07-11T20:39:47+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2017/06/18/time-wasted-without-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/cookbook.jpgcookbookMost cookbooks include units between U.S. customary and metric system, not within customary units.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/google.pnggoogleOunces made it into two top 10 questions for Google searches.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/recipe.pngrecipeOur units make scaling ingredients very difficult2017-06-19T22:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2017/05/07/hiatus-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/geometry-1044090_640.jpggeometry-1044090_640I'm now working on book with the title America's biggest miscalculation.2017-05-09T04:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/11/13/alton-brown-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/new-scale.pngnew-scaleThere are lots of scales on the market. Pick one that catches your fancy to start with.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/alton-brown-everydaycook-cookbook-cover.jpgalton-brown-everydaycook-cookbook-cover2020-10-23T10:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/my-mom-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/house2.pnghouse2https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/house.pnghouseThe house in Detroit where I lived from five years old. My mother there until I was in college.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/anita.pnganitaMy Mom, Anita Anderman (née Jenkins). Circa I have no idea. The 1940s?2016-10-06T22:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/07/31/powells-books-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/new-book_001.pngnew-book_001https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/old_place.pngOld_placehttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/new-book.pngnew-bookhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/powells_books.pngPowell's_Books2016-08-01T01:32:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/new-book-the-dimensions-of-the-cosmos/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/randy_units.pngRandy_unitsThe upper and lower casing of the metric units is not convention.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/baobab-1222166_640.jpgbaobab-1222166_640A Baobab treehttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/comos.jpgComosThis book is new available from Amazon for $19.952016-06-12T19:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/04/02/a-compromise-between-the-metric-system-and-u-s-customary-units-a-modest-proposal/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/astronomy_001.pngastronomy_001Peter advocates for our adoption of centimeter-gramme-second system (cgs) system since it "combines the least advantageous features of both metric and US Customary measures, so both sides will have an equality of dissatisfaction with its introduction." April Fools'!2016-04-02T12:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/conversion-errors-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/headline.pngheadlineA recent headline on a metric system conversion error2016-05-07T08:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/prehistory-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/hut.pnghutYou too can build a primitive hut with minimal tools but lots of effort.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/uruk.pngUrukA general view of the Uruk archaeological site at Warka in Iraq. Image from the UK governement2016-02-07T21:03:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2016/01/03/the-smithsonian-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/20151111_1331181.jpg20151111_133118A conversion "helper" from the 1970shttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/20150914_111215.jpg20150914_111215Artifacts in the museum at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in D.C.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/20150911_142449.jpg20150911_142449Display depicting the different coins in use in colonial America prior to our independence. 2016-01-04T04:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/09/07/sorry-for-the-delay-in-posting-on-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/chile_bag.jpgChile_bagIt's green chile season in New Mexico and I bought a bushel (64 U.S. quarts) roasted. Yum.2015-09-08T07:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/odds-and-endsand-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/kelvin_celisus.pngKelvin_CelisusA thermometer in Celsius and Kelvin (By Martinvl (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons)https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/superheroes.pngSuperheroeshttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/macleans.pngMacleansThe second question in the quiz referenced the metric systemhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/macleans_quiz.pngMacleans_quizA quiz in MaCleans included a question on the metric system2015-08-22T17:58:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/return-from-ted-part-3-networking-canada-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/chef_boyarde.pngChef_BoyardeAnother American product with metric-only labelinghttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/heinz_can.pngHeinz_canAmerican company, dual labeling and use of Frenchhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/broth_carton.pngBroth_cartonAmerican product, metric-only label2015-04-28T02:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/04/04/return-from-ted-part-2-i-made-a-presentation-albeit-to-a-small-audience/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/insetted.pngInsetTEDOf course, the picture I could find of myself has me resting my eyes. (Really, I remember this talk.)2015-04-09T19:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/03/24/return-from-ted-part-1/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/tedapp.pngTEDappTED had a wonderful app to keep track of everything and communicate with each otherhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/16238861984_a6c4b3b95e_h.jpg16238861984_a6c4b3b95e_hWhere TED Active met in Whistler, B.C. https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/tedid.pngTEDIDName badges (with photo) were scrupulously checked every time you entered https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/16832146136_7804218239_h.jpg16832146136_7804218239_hThere were three zones, the auditorium (cell phones off) and area outside of the auditorium (where I spent most of my time) and the lobby where talking was allowed.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/16860284612_8d683e054d_h.jpg16860284612_8d683e054d_hhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/20150315_155244.jpg20150315_155244Prepping for the TED event to start the next dayhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/16805383936_6176702a4c_h.jpg16805383936_6176702a4c_hChris Anderson (TED curator) addresses us in Vancouver on March 15.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/16823297881_fb7f33d29e_h.jpg16823297881_fb7f33d29e_hWhere TED Active met in Whistler, B.C.2015-03-29T06:09:15+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/midschoolmath-ted-and-the-metric-system/2021-02-11T18:45:52+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/the-top-ten-reasons-why-now-is-the-right-time-for-the-united-states-to-convert-to-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/ranking.pngRanking2015-02-21T01:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/02/10/medicine-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/rx.pngRxPrescriptions are written in metric units. Conversions (and possible errors) are made at the pharmacy. 2021-03-05T16:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/is-it-time-to-embrace-the-enlightenment-of-the-metric-system-in-the-u-s/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/1280px-kheops-pyramid.jpg1280px-Kheops-PyramidTry building something like this without standard measures. (Photo by Nina Aldin Thune)https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/declaration_independence.jpgDeclaration_independence2015-02-07T20:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/someones-in-the-kitchen-with-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/spoon_scale.pngSpoon_scaleA spoon and digital scale in one!https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/recipie.pngRecipieFrom a metric cookbook that included both mass and volume measures. Note the similarities.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/old-measuring_cups.jpgOld-measuring_cupsOne idea of what to do with old measuring cups once we go metric.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/scale.pngScaleCutting board with built-in scale.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/archimedes_scale.pngArchimede's_scaleArchimedes scale. Cool but you'd need access to water and no tare function.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/cool_scale.pngCool_scaleA sleek way to move to metric kitchen measurement.2015-02-07T20:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/metric-system-temperature-in-celsius-and-rhyme/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/usma.pngUSMAhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/temp.pngTempI thought this poem to learn degrees Celsius a little awkward 2020-10-25T10:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/01/24/the-metric-system-and-how-to-change-the-world/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/class_equasion.pngClass_equasionThere was no way I was going to be able to follow this level of detail on image processing!https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/poons.pngpoonsNo on should use "silverware" as substitutes for measuring teaspoons and tablespoons for medicine to avoid dosing errors.2015-01-24T23:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/fundraising-for-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/class_image.pngClass_imageThe image for the Coursera I start Mondayhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/2014_stats.png2014_statsIs Wordpress making a projection for 2015? Plan to exceed it.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/campaign.pngCampaignMy campaign results. Thanks!2015-03-10T16:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/staying-the-coursera-with-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/unicorns.pngUnicornsTook a survey about my interests. This question really got my attention. Hope some people were kidding.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/coursera.pngCourseraCoursera offers free online classes on lots of topics by big-name institutions. 2014-11-30T22:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/taos-middle-school-and-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/taosmiddleschool.pngTaosMiddleschoolTaos Middle School where I paid a recent visit2014-11-27T23:35:15+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/11/03/help-with-my-metric-system-fundraising/2014-11-03T22:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/back-to-school-for-the-metric-system/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/september_stats_001.pngSeptember_stats_001The highest bar represents almost 9,000 pageviews for Septemberhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/mainstreet_crowd.pngMainstreet_crowdI'll use Main Street Crowd to raise money within my classhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/20141011_181857.jpg20141011_181857Dual labeling can cause mistakes for employees at the register2014-10-13T14:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/u-s-metric-adoption-and-common-core-education-standards/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/adoption_map.pngAdoption_maphttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/common_core_.pngCommon_Core_2018-04-26T03:51:15+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/my-metric-system-demo-at-the-los-alamos-science-fest/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/demo.pngDemoToy coins worked well for the demo since they don't fit neatly into the cuphttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/metric_vs_cups.pngMetric_vs_cupsUsing the metric system, all you need is something to measure wet and dry ingredients (left) instead of the stuff we have to keep track of now (right)2014-09-16T07:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/the-metric-system-and-our-english-roots/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/obama.pngObamaPresident Obama addressing British Parliament in 20112017-12-21T19:57:11+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/08/10/my-current-metric-system-adoption-efforts/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/sciencefest.pngSciencefestLos Alamos Science Fest was Saturdayhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ted_logo.pngTED_logoTEDx talks are regional versions of TED talks2014-08-10T21:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/06/29/the-metric-system-in-the-media/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/inches.pngInchesThe accompanying imagehttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/vox.pngVoxVox.com's logo2014-09-04T23:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/my-recent-metric-system-history-presentation/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/mesa-public-library.jpgMesa Public LibraryInterior of Mesa Public Libraryhttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/picture1.pngPicture1https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/picture4.pngPicture4Me presenting at the MidSchool Math conference in March2014-05-28T00:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/how-im-promoting-my-metric-system-history-talk-this-week-or-publicity-101/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/nr1.pngNRThe news releasehttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/krsn.pngKRSNYou can here my radio interview from Monday. It's about 18 minutes2014-05-19T01:01:10+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/06/02/waiting-for-the-metric-system-change-of-the-guard/2014-05-18T23:04:18+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/american-metric-system-hypocrisy/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/youtube.pngYoutubehttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/poster-wmd.pngPoster-WMDStart planning your World Metrology Day celebration now!2014-05-05T05:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/the-metric-system-as-predator/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/tame_brain.pngTame_brainVery interesting. I recommend it.2016-12-16T08:44:17+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/04/15/metric-system-teachinglearning-resources/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/side_by_side_001.pngSide_by_side_001https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/beading.pngBeadingHow crazy is this? Bead sizes in mm and strand in inches.2014-10-23T01:38:43+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/the-midschool-math-conference/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/midschool_2015.pngMidschool_2015The next MidSchool Math conference is already in the planning stages2014-08-23T22:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/the-metric-system-in-the-supermarket-part-2-the-more-things-change/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/flour2.pngFlour2https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/20140308_134526.jpgCoffeeBeware the endcap in the supermarkethttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/flour.pngFlourApples and oranges or is that ounces and pounds?2014-03-10T22:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/the-metric-system-in-the-supermarket-part-1-a-little-history/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/newlabel.pngNewlabelProposed new nutritional labeling 2014-05-21T06:43:51+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/metric-system-presentation-at-march-2014-national-math-conference/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/the_trend_in_u-s-_math_scores_on_international_tests.pngThe_trend_in_U.S._math_scores_on_international_testsThe conference hopes to reverse the trend of declining math score in mid school2014-03-11T23:11:53+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/a-metric-system-conversion-revelation-and-a-weakness-with-audio-books/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/focus.pngFocusThe book that was such a great help.2014-02-21T00:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/dialogue-on-metric-system-adoption/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/707px-grahams_hierarchy_of_disagreement1-svg.png707px-Graham's_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement1.svgGrahams hierarchy of disagreement2014-01-24T19:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2014/01/01/2014-will-be-the-metric-system-turnaround-year-in-the-united-states/2014-03-02T16:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/12/23/could-the-metric-system-help-our-student-assessments-and-education/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/pisa-us.pngPISA-USWhere the U.S. standshttps://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/pisa-scores.pngPISA-scoresCountries with top PISA scores2013-12-25T03:14:03+00:00monthlyhttps://milebehind.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/why-measurement-systems-including-the-metric-system-are-important/https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/clutch.pngClutchGreat idea to recycle tape measures--hopefully nonmetric ones.https://milebehind.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/tape.pngTapeMetric measuring 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