the public arena.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
scan of the box:
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~dshatto/Zonkers_full.JPG
David Shatto
Los Angeles
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From: Howard Ressel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 09:00:28 -0500
Subject: Re: [USMA:31642] Screaming Yellow Zonkers
It would be great if you could get
identical) it has:
NET WT. 4.25 OZ. (120g)
(ONE EIGHT THOUSAND THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY THIRD
OF A METRIC TON)
It was made in Lincoln, NE by Lincoln Snacks Company, Chicago.
I love their sense of humor!
David Shatto
Los Angeles
, America
as a whole should embrace SI. Doing it in pride and not out of shame from
the international community is the only way this country will finally convert.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
. Not that I think in Fahrenheit now - it's
just that living in Southern California I don't think much about the
temperature at all.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
the conclusion below, which shows why this is such an
important issue to our cause.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
Conclusion
Over the last decade, the marketplace has gone through frequent cycles of
evolution that at times are really revolutions. Todays products and
stores (e.g., the vast menu of ready-to-eat
employees
and American space enthusiasts are on this list now?
David Shatto
==
Programmer/Analyst
Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics,
University of California, Los Angeles
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
==
http://space.com
Hi everyone. I just resubscribed to the list to pass on this important
news item from the NIST. Hopefully someone here could make an impact at
this forum.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
Forum on Vehicle Scale Shipment Accuracy
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is sponsoring
members like me can dig into the past
to see what's gone on before our time.
Enjoy!
David Shatto
Los Angeles
Thanks Bill. This is a great tool to know about.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
That's because it isn't the true URL of the PDF file, but depends on the
processing done on an Application Server Page (ASP).
I just uploaded the actual PDF file to my web site (at
http://wfpconsulting.com/4076-0.pdf
Here's an interesting story with an interesting measurement: 38,420.54
terabit-meters per second
David Shatto
Los Angeles
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From: Michelle Pollak [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:13:37 -0400
Subject: I2-NEWS: Internet2 Performance Smashed
other metric jokes or websites with metric jokes
on them? It would be nice to compile jokes like this for a metric site
for kids.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
that
continue to use traditional Chinese measures.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 08:50:48 -0700 john mercer wrote:
Hello everyone. Does anybody know if the country of Main Land China
use the metric system, or do they use imperial, or their own
measureing system? I would be interested
the Plain End stick to work, and kept the Metal End stick at home
- my wife liked that one best.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:25:00 -0700 john mercer wrote:
Hello I have been doing some checking around about the availability
of meter sticks in my local area. I have found about
to promote metrication;
3) approach the UCLA Department of Atmospheric Science to include degrees
Celsius in their weather reports, used by their web site and the Daily Bruin.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:46:55 -0600 Helen Bushnell wrote:
Is anyone doing anything for Metric Week
is the distance from Earth to our sun (at a
certain point in our elliptical orbit).
David Shatto
Los Angeles
saying Mars was recently 55,758,006 km from Earth is
better than saying ... 55.758006 Gm from Earth). This follows the same
reasoning for using only mm and m as standard units for measurement in
the trades.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
that level of accuracy was unusually
meaningful. I believe it comes within 56 Gm of Earth (rounded up) much
more frequently.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 16:29:38 -0700 Bill Potts wrote:
I'm surprised nobody has yet commented on what AU stands for --
astronomical unit.
Given
) It should generate large-scale posititive media attention during
National Metric Week.
What do you think?
David Shatto
Los Angeles
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From: Han Maenen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 22:41:03 +0200
Subject: [USMA:26835] Re: Meter stick, yard stick
A4
(SKU #104661). I have no idea what the local retail price would be.
Below is my message to them and their response.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
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From: IPpaper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:02:19 -0400
Subject: IPpaper Reply
Good Afternoon Mr
A quick search online shows that Office Depot has them.
You could buy them online, but it would be better to go to your local
store and buy them - if they don't have one in stock, they'll have to
ship them in and might even get some extras to put on the shelf!
In fact, why doesn't everyone
that
it's much more interesting once you start participating.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
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From: Bill Potts [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2003 23:05:53 -0700
Subject: [USMA:26759] RE: Introduction
John:
Joe Reid is Canadian and lives in Toronto. He's
basis weight in pound to grams per
square meter, multiply the basis weight by 1406.13 and divide by the
square inches in the base sheet. For example, to convert from 20 lb. 17
x 22/500, multiply 20 lbs. by the constant 1406.13 and divide by 374 =
75 g/m2.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Fri, 29
Just curious, Bill; have you ever asked for 90 g/m^2 paper in A4 size?
If not, try it next time and let us know what happens!
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:47:25 -0700 Bill Potts wrote:
Incidentally, if the paper I'm looking for in Office Max isn't on the
shelf, I ask
Right. And I'm sure that if Ben Franklin was still around at the time,
the US wouldn't have been left with such an archaic system.
He was quite an innovator! Too bad he died in 1790. Here's a short bio
for anyone interested:
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/facts/
David Shatto
Los Angeles
!
But seriously, especially since France already started this with Francs,
is there any indication that the EU will use it with Euros? I think that
it would start there, if anywhere.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:46:54 +1000 Pat Naughtin wrote:
In French economic circles, they use kF
Could this be due to local pressure from all the researchers and
scientists in the area? Or is there a strong metrication movement in NC?
It certainly wouldn't be from catering to Canadian tourists in the area
(quite a long way from the border!).
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Tue, 5 Aug 2003 13
better to do could drill it against all the
units you know of to see how it performs. Aside from being fun to play
with, it's a useful tool for the masses!
David Shatto
Los Angeles
so close. That was 59,619 years ago (taking into account that there
was no year zero between 1 BC and AD 1).
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 05:49:11 -0700 (PDT) M R wrote:
My friend sent an email about a Earth's close
encounter with Mars which has been circulating in the
internet
If you haven't seen yesterday's Foxtrot comic, you should!
http://www.ucomics.com/foxtrot/2003/08/03/
David Shatto
Los Angeles
Obviously HP put some thought into making this a useful device.
David Shatto
Los Angeles
On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 13:31:18 -0400 Howard Ressel wrote:
I use a Conversion Calculator Plus 1-Step marketed by SE Kaps in San
Deign. I have seen a similar metric calculator marketed under a
different
Shatto
Los Angeles
On Mon, 04 Aug 2003 11:18:15 PST David Shatto wrote:
I have an HP 30S (Hewlett Packard) that has many built-in measurement
conversion functions, as well as the standard arithmetic, trig, and some
statistical and other functions. It has a 2 line display which allows
you to edit
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