On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:30 AM, Samuel Penn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > And while we're at it, when did we stop using the good ol' Kelvin scale > > for > > temperature measurement?? Geez, all I ever hear about anymore are > > Farenheit and Celsius... > > I might be missing the sarcasm, but Kelvin is used a lot in > physics and astronomy. Haven't heard of anyone mention > Farenheit for ages, except once recently when none of us > present could remember how to convert it to Celsius. > Yep, you missed the sarcasm. :-) Yes, used a lot in physics and astronomy, but not so in the 'every day language' of the public, whereas Farenheit and Celsius are. Least ways, I hear both of those terms all the time, and Kelvin only if I'm looking up anything about stars (don't even hear Kelvin used wrt interplanetary exploration much; usually even there it's C or F). Mk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ground Zero Games" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gzg-group?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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