Thanks for the explanation, Rob. That makes it a lot easier for me to accept. Sometimes claims by scientists mystify me. This was one of those times, but I understand it now. Thanks again.
Greg L. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 13:54:43 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] Significant digits > > Hi Greg, > > Good old empty precision on a number converted from metric units. > 11,000 metric tons = 24250848.8 lbs. The humorous thing is that > I seriously doubt the original mass is known to better than a > factor of 3, so none of the digits are significant. --Rob > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
