Han, as your continuing comments indicate, 9.8 m/s2 is neither
"universal" nor a "constant", though it is "natural". It is a locally
observed experimental quantity. This is an issue that warrants precise
wording, in my opinion.
Jim
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I found this on Google, thread All this anti-metric talk, jingoism, and ugh...
> Someone needs to be made aware that for instance on the moon 1 lbm = 0.16 lbf
> (appr), while the natural constant 9.8 m/s2 is universally the same.
> In the Technical system we had 1 kgm = 1 kgf at sea level, but on the moon,
> again, 1 kgm = 0.16 kgf (appr).
> And I think that the factor 1 only applies exactly at 45 degrees N or S. Or am
> I wrong?
> The essence of SI is using the factor 1 only in this case we stumble on
> something external and unchangeable. Do these ifp goons really think that the
> SI people dreamed up a factor like 9.8 on a rainy Sunday afternoon? I think so!
> A so-called 'engineer' with whom Marcus and I had a quarrel some time ago, also
> blamed the factor 9.8 on SI.
>
> Han
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