| | | | | liter"! |
| A science test was conducted on adults in | | | | (NB.: Polish restaurants sell vodka in grams.) |
| different countries. | | | | |
| The citizens were asked a simple question: “How | | | | Conclusions: |
| much is 10 x 100 grams?" | | | | Re 1) They are too complacent with some |
| These are the results: | | | | exceptions. |
| 1) 90% of the USA citizens responded that apart | | | | Re 2) Hmm, tradition...tradition... |
| from cheese and wine, | | | | Re 3) They know how to live... |
| they were not interested in French "inventions". | | | | Re 4) They are the best, obviously. |
| 2) 52% of the UK citizens replied that they did not | | | | Re 5) ”See how they run!"; forward, of |
| want to change their | | | | course... |
| treasured British Imperial system. | | | | Re 6) The country will need technicians and Indian |
| 3) 90% of the French citizens answered that the test | | | | science teachers in a short future. |
| was outdated | | | | Re 7) The oil they have in their heads and in the |
| and should had been administered during a | | | | ground, |
| Bonaparte time. | | | | they can easily change not only to |
| 4) 97% Germans responded promptly: "1 kilogram". | | | | alcohol. |
| 5) 80% of Indians responded that the problem was | | | | Still, it is advisable to drink less vodka! |
| simple as three zeros | | | | |
| at the end of a number could be replaced by | | | | The moral: |
| prefix "kilo", therefore, | | | | |
| 1000 g equaled 1 kilogram. | | | | Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction |
| 6) 30% of the South African in Cape Town responded | | | | isstrongly forbidden for the calamity of all people, for all |
| that science was | | | | time. |
| always a difficult subject for them; they | | | | Dissemination of SI/metric system is strongly |
| customarily had been buying only | | | | recommended |
| 1 x 100 g or 2 x 100 g of a Hungarian salami. | | | | "for the benefit of all people, for all time" (French |
| 7) However, 67% of Polish and Russians answered: "1 | | | | Assembly, 1799). |