Gee, Bruce, I've never made a mistake like that... well, since lunch anyway. ;-) Jim Bruce Raup wrote: > > The ease of mental calculations in metric got me into trouble in this > case. Somehow a "k" slipped out, so I was off by a factor of 1000. > > The easier way (which I still messed up) is E=mgh. For m = 1000 kg, > h=E/10000, or 170 m. > > Thanks for the direction. > > Bruce .... -- Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789
