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Generally, I prefer to visualise cubic metres rather than kilolitres.
However, I think that to use litres, kilolitres, megalitres, and gigalitres for buying, selling, and storing irrigation water makes sense in that it means there is only one metric system unit, litre, to deal with. As I have found over many years of studying the metrication process two features that consistently work for fast metrication are:
1 the use of only one unit (in this case litres), and 2 the ability to report amounts in whole numbers without fractions.
For a rapid and smooth metrication process I would never recommend making available (for individuals to choose from) a combination of units such as kilolitres and cubic metres and litres and decimetres and cubic hectometres and 100s of litres. There are places where 'freedom of choice ' is a great thing but a quick metrication process is not one of them.
Dear All,
ReplyDeleteGenerally, I prefer to visualise cubic metres rather than kilolitres.
However, I think that to use litres, kilolitres, megalitres, and gigalitres for buying, selling, and storing irrigation water makes sense in that it means there is only one metric system unit, litre, to deal with. As I have found over many years of studying the metrication process two features that consistently work for fast metrication are:
1 the use of only one unit (in this case litres), and
2 the ability to report amounts in whole numbers without fractions.
For a rapid and smooth metrication process I would never recommend making available (for individuals to choose from) a combination of units such as kilolitres and cubic metres and litres and decimetres and cubic hectometres and 100s of litres. There are places where 'freedom of choice ' is a great thing but a quick metrication process is not one of them.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin