Truth From Bathroom Scales And God’s Scales

by Kevin Burton    My bathroom scale is a talking scale. Many a time, I‘ve wished it would just shut up.    It makes me want to flush the toilet and run the water faucet, maybe clear my throat once or twice to drown out the bad news. That way at least  maybe my wife …

Why The Metric System Doesn’t Measure Up

by Erin Blakemore National Geographic    What do Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States have in common? They use imperial measurements—feet, pounds, and miles—instead of meters, grams, and kilometers.      Critics call this shameful. The truth however, is more complicated: Though imperial units are commonly used in the U.S., the metric system is actually the …