On Sunday 28 May 2017 01:44:20 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 28.05.17 01:05, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Saturday 27 May 2017 23:58:14 Erik Christiansen wrote: > > > P.S. As a side issue, I couldn't remember the imperial g, but: > > > You have: gravity > > > You want: ft/s^2 > > > * 32.174049 > > > / 0.03108095 > > > > > > Yes, now I remember using 32, back as a schoolkid, before we went > > > metric. > > > > Thats all we had when I was in school, in the '40's. The only > > metrics I was exposed to then was in my electronics stuff as I > > learned it, beginning also in the '40's while WW-II was in full > > swing. :) Theres been a whole lot of water under the bridge since > > then. > > Yup, if you said today "Don't hide your light under a bushel.", the > literal part of the analogue would probably no longer be recognised > as a candle put under an upturned 35 litre wooden measuring bucket. > > Erik
It would at least require an explanation for any one under 30 unless they are a regular church attendee. It been that long since I heard reference to it, and that came from the back side of a pulpit. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
