The use to cubic meters for volume is easily visualized. Also, cubic
meters are easily converted to larger and smaller volumes in the SI system of
measurement.
Stan Doore
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- Original Message -
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Tuesday, June 15,
Maybe the 'D' is being held in reserve.
The prefix deca isn't used much and, like centi, deci and hecto, it doesn't fit
the pattern of all the other prefixes which are in powers of 1000.
These prefixes representing multiples within the rang 0.01 - 100 are not really
needed although there is
In particular, I think the clearance signs (the signs showing the heights of
bridges or overpasses so large vehicles can judge whether or not they can pass
safely underneath) wlll be the bellweather of the process.
- Original Message -
From: Martin Vlietstra
To: U.S. Metric
Funny, Hooper's superscripted numerals each looked like a quotation mark in
his message to me but appear as intended after re-sent by Abbat, below.
I run Mac OS X.5.8 on a PowerPC G5. My e-mail is MS Entourage 12.2.4 for
Mac.
I am no expert. It might have something to do with formatting
I know some people who never glance at their attachments before sending, to
see how big they are. The demands on system capacity are multiplied when
spamming a mailing list. An alternative is to send a link or URL address in
one¹s e-message, directing people to a web address where the video is
Did someone die, Martin?
From: vliets...@btinternet.com
To: usma@colostate.edu
Subject: [USMA:47814] RE: The Chunnel
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:30:13 +0100
There has been one pressure – the proportion of foreign lorries on our roads
has increased considerably and shortly before the
Bear in mind that the distance is very short and people use to ferry or
hovercraft their cars across. Even now those ferries are the best cost option
I believe.
Most people I know have used the 'people train' as opposed to the vehicle
carrying one (can't remember the names, sorry!)
On Wednesday 16 June 2010 09:00:14 Patrick Moore wrote:
Funny, Hooper's superscripted numerals each looked like a quotation mark in
his message to me but appear as intended after re-sent by Abbat, below.
I run Mac OS X.5.8 on a PowerPC G5. My e-mail is MS Entourage 12.2.4 for
Mac.
I've seen
On Tuesday 15 June 2010 19:27:34 John M. Steele wrote:
Yes, although Pat and some others prefer to visualize it as 10 ML.
Whatever works best for you, I guess. :)
My apartment building (four apartments) is about 1 ML, so I visualize it that
way. But if I were to explain it to someone who
Many years ago, I proposed to the SI Consultive Committee on Units (CCU) that
all prefixes for multiples greater than one
be in upper case symbols, *allowing* D, H, and K.
The Chairman appeared to have supported my proposal, even with some enthusiasm,
but the Committee decided to stay with
A similar recommendation has been made in recent years to the CCU and
again it failed to carry. I don't see much hope of this happening any
time soon.
Jim
mech...@illinois.edu wrote:
Many years ago, I proposed to the SI Consultive Committee on Units (CCU) that
all prefixes for multiples
Bridge strikes are a known problem and the number of fatalities that they
cause is documented on the Department for Transport website. In the cost
benefit section of the consultation, it was estimated that one life would be
saved every second year if all height, width and length restriction signs
I'm just intrigued in to how many people have died from a bridge strike that
showed just imperial measures.
If you think about it it's probably difficult to die in such circumstances. The
driver is down in the cab and a pedestrian would have to be between the top of
the vehicle and the bottom
On Jun 16 , at 8:23 AM, Phil Hall wrote:
As for 'k' for kilo maybe that is because of the 'K' for kelvin (context
would resolve ambiguity but it wouldn't be very elegent). With hindsight it
may have been better to use 'k' for kelvin and 'K' for kilo
There would be no ambiguity (or lack of
On 2010/06/16, at 18:52 , Stan Doore wrote:
The use to cubic meters for volume is easily visualized. Also,
cubic meters are easily converted to larger and smaller volumes in
the SI system of measurement.
Stan Doore
Dear Stan,
I agree with you that cubic metres are easy to
Thanks to Patrick for his feedback.
I'm sorry to note that my square and cube symbols (raised 2 and 3) did not
appear correct on Patrick's computer (both appearing as question marks).
I think the question marks were not an incorrect translation of the square or
the cube symbols. I think the
On Jun 16 , at 9:00 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
Funny, Hooper's superscripted numerals each looked like a quotation mark in
his message to me but appear as intended after re-sent by Abbat, below.
That certainly is another strange twist.
Bill Hooper
1810 mm tall
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
Dear Pierre,
Here is another story from 'The Age' in Melbourne that suggests a
further doubling to the amount of oil leaked each day to 40 000
barrels (6 000 000 litres or 6 megalitres). See
Thank you to all who responded to me request for feedback concerning the square
and cube symbols used for square and cubic metres.
It was encouraging to find that most people received the message with the
characters exactly as sent. Only Patrick had problems with them.
I thought these results
Dear Bill and All,
Underlying these issues with writing and reading superscripts for
square metres (m²) and for cubic metres (m³) is the thought that the
original software writers (mostly at Apple and at Microsoft) are
deeply opposed to the metric system and its use in the world.
As an
Dear All,
I have decided to resurrect my blogspot page at
http://metricationmatters.blogspot.com/2009/06/metrication-matters-aims-to-help-people.html
This is a steep learning curve for me so I would appreciate any
comments and support.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication
Dear All,
This brief history is cropping up in many places on the web:
http://www.yardgames.biz/blog/?p=2023
I can't understand why this is happening – does anyone know?
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see
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