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"Andreas Parsch" wrote Naw, it was because some idiot provided some of the terms in metric instead of proper units. It wouldn't have happened if they had used proper (i.e. _metric_ ;-) ) units consistently. Rephrase that to: "It wouldn't have happened if they had used one set of units consistently." Cubits and millicubits would have worked, had it been consistent. Pete |
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Pete wrote:
"Andreas Parsch" wrote It wouldn't have happened if they had used proper (i.e. _metric_ ;-) ) units consistently. Rephrase that to: "It wouldn't have happened if they had used one set of units consistently." Cubits and millicubits would have worked, had it been consistent. I know! Guess why I posted the " " :-) Andreas |
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"Andreas Parsch" wrote in message ... Pete wrote: "Andreas Parsch" wrote It wouldn't have happened if they had used proper (i.e. _metric_ ;-) ) units consistently. Rephrase that to: "It wouldn't have happened if they had used one set of units consistently." Cubits and millicubits would have worked, had it been consistent. I know! Guess why I posted the " " :-) It is ironic that anyone could envision metric units to be consistent with aerospace. |
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:00:20 -0700, "Tarver Engineering"
wrote: "Andreas Parsch" wrote in message ... Pete wrote: "Andreas Parsch" wrote It wouldn't have happened if they had used proper (i.e. _metric_ ;-) ) units consistently. Rephrase that to: "It wouldn't have happened if they had used one set of units consistently." Cubits and millicubits would have worked, had it been consistent. I know! Guess why I posted the " " :-) It is ironic that anyone could envision metric units to be consistent with aerospace. Can you tell me what the ICAO standards are for the various elements reported on an aviation weather report? Not the ones used in the United Stated, that's not what I'm asking--tell us what the _standard_ is. What are the units, in the ICAO standard, for Runway Visual Range, for example? Or wind speed? Visibility? Temperature? Cloud layer heights? Altimeter settings? Gene Nygaard http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Gene_Nygaard/ |
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"Gene Nygaard" wrote in message ... On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:00:20 -0700, "Tarver Engineering" wrote: "Andreas Parsch" wrote in message ... Pete wrote: "Andreas Parsch" wrote It wouldn't have happened if they had used proper (i.e. _metric_ ;-) ) units consistently. Rephrase that to: "It wouldn't have happened if they had used one set of units consistently." Cubits and millicubits would have worked, had it been consistent. I know! Guess why I posted the " " :-) It is ironic that anyone could envision metric units to be consistent with aerospace. Can you tell me what the ICAO standards are for the various elements reported on an aviation weather report? Not the ones used in the United Stated, that's not what I'm asking--tell us what the _standard_ is. What are the units, in the ICAO standard, for Runway Visual Range, for example? Or wind speed? Visibility? Temperature? Cloud layer heights? Altimeter settings? I am going to go with feet and clockwise. |
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From: Jim Campbell rchaic
snip I say we should start measuring velocity in furlongs per fortnight. Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets forty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it. -- Grandpa Simpson Which works out to about approximately 10.4 feet per gallon! (US or Imperial is left as an exercise for the reader) -- Jim Campbell How long does it take for your car to accelerate from zero to 60 furlongs per fortnight? Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired |
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"phil hunt" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:57:24 +0100, Keith Willshaw wrote: "phil hunt" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:54:13 +0100, Keith Willshaw wrote: The SI system is simplicity itself A cu metre of water masses 1 Kg - simple A Kelvin gram? What's that? FYI, 1 m^3 of water has a mass of 1 Mg or 1000 kg or 1 t. Now the non SI units are the bloody nightmare with pint , gallon and barrel meaning different things in the UK and USA Indeed. And even if you know which you're using, working things out is still hard. Try these sums: What's the capacity, in litres, of a box 10 cm by 20 cm by 30 cm? What's the capacity, in gallons, of a box 10 inches by 20 inches by 30 inches? Which gallon US or Imperial ? Either would do; in my figures below i was using Imperial gallons (because I know how big they are). Why not "pounds", like an aircraft? |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in
: "Jim Battista" wrote in message .. . "Keith Willshaw" wrote in : The SI system is simplicity itself A cu metre of water masses 1 Kg - simple But that's, at one level, stupid. If you cant be civil this ends now. Sorry. Not you that's stupid, the system. It's broken at a basic level -- you should never have to remember anything, which requires 1 to 1 to 1 conversions. Meters lead to liters lead to grams lead to calories and newtons, all based rigidly off a better-defined meter. -- Jim Battista A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote:
"Jim Battista" wrote in message . .. "Keith Willshaw" wrote in : The SI system is simplicity itself A cu metre of water masses 1 Kg - simple But that's, at one level, stupid. If you cant be civil this ends now. Bye Keith I agree...it was interesting right up to that point, then things went to hell in a hurry...shame on you Jim. -- -Gord. |
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