Sun to Jupiter is 779 million km. HARRY WYETH
Sent from my iPad > On 27 Dec 2013, at 7:59, cont...@metricpioneer.com wrote: > > Small minds are self-limiting. What is the width of a hydrogen atom? How far > is Jupiter from the sun? Intelligent people need appropriate units to measure > very small and very large things. > > David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 > > ----- Message from vliets...@btinternet.com --------- > Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:12:41 -0000 > From: Martin Vlietstra <vliets...@btinternet.com> > Reply-To: vliets...@btinternet.com > Subject: [USMA:53469] Re: Math Test > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> > > >> I also agree. In addition, I would be wary of talking about megametres >> (even though the term is technically correct) - this unit is hardly ever >> used in the literature. I think it appropriate to limit oneself to the >> prefixes "mega" to "micro" until one is ready to start introducing joules, >> watts and the electrical measurements when once could extend the range >> upwards to "terra" and downwards to "pico" (both of which are used in IT or >> in electrical measurements. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf >> Of Ressel, Howard (DOT) >> Sent: 26 December 2013 13:26 >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Subject: [USMA:53468] Re: Math Test >> >> I agree, too much math and work for 8:30 on December 26th. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf >> Of Harry Wyeth >> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 11:46 PM >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Subject: [USMA:53463] Re: Math Test >> >> What is the point here? I started the survey and quit when encountering all >> the arcane prefixes. If the goal is to educate folks about the simplicity >> of SI, this is a great way to botch it. No real person in a metric country >> will ever know what a yota-whatever is, and it is not necessary. If we >> could get people to just deal with liters, kilometers and meters, and >> kilograms (and a few of their variations that we all use), that is all we >> need to do. The results of this "survey" will be meaningless, regardless of >> the good intent of the person who created it. >> >> HARRY WYETH >> >> >>> On 12/25/13, 1933:33, cont...@metricpioneer.com wrote: >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/25LRWBD >>> >>> >>> David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 > > ----- End message from vliets...@btinternet.com ----- >
