Hi Pat At 1.86 meters in length & 99.7 kilograms in mass, Jadic deserves to be a model for a strong man. You missed 1 important thing. Get the year in which 'Jadic' was born and we will start a new calendar in which the year of Jadic's birth will be the year # 1. And I hope this will be an era of peace & prosperity.
You are sending us informative and entertaining mails. Keep it up Pat Madan --- Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 17:38:26 +1100 > Subject: [USMA:17864] RE: Euro vs. Metrication > From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dear Adrian and All, > > > on 2002/01/31 12.17, Adrian Jadic at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How about if I sell by the jadic? I am free to do > so, right? Am I opening to > > fraud? > > NO! because all my neighbours know what a jadic > is. It's what fits in > > Adrian's palm. > > Why not extend this idea. > > Jadic - A new measurement standard > (I am indebted to Jeremy W. Burgeson for the > original version of this piece) > > Introduction > > I would like to propose a standard of measurement > for the United States that > actually makes some amount of sense to the average > citizen. Most people in > the US are familiar with old measurements such as > feet, degrees Fahrenheit, > gallons and pounds. I understand a need for change > to a more uniform > standard. > > The problem is that, to most of us, SI (sometimes > called metric) is as > arbitrary and meaningless as what we are familiar > with. If we have to > change, we should not change to a standard that is > no better than the one > currently in place. > > Justification > > There are two big advantages to my new (proposed) > standard. The first > advantage is, it is based on phenomenon and objects > observable by the > average person, as long as they come to my house. > This is unlike SI that has > its length measurement based on the wavelength of a > certain type of light. > There is no convenient way for a person of average > means to set up the > proper apparatus to measure this. All the other SI > standards are at least as > hard to duplicate. The second advantage is, > everything is a multiple of one > (1). This is at least ten (10) times simpler than > the current SI trend of > everything being a multiple of ten (10). > > Length > > The standard measure of length I would like to see > implemented is the Jadic. > It is the distance between the bottom of my feet and > the topmost portion of > my head (excluding hair), while standing upright. > Current conversion factors > for the Jadic measurement of length include: 1 Jadic > = 73.4 inches and 1 > Jadic = 1.86 meters. > > Mass > > The standard measure of mass I would like to see > implemented is the Jadic. > It is equal to my mass, excluding any clothes I > happen to be wearing that > day. Current conversion factors for the Jadic > measurement of mass include: 1 > Jadic = 6.83 slugs and 1 Jadic = 99.7 kilograms. > > Time > > The standard measure of time I would like to see > implemented is the Jadic. > This is equal to time elapsed between my birth and > death. Since I am still > living (as of this writing), this is a changing > standard. This changing > standard is not the problem it first appears to be. > In fact, it is a great > advantage. The advantage of this is, if you start > reckoning from the time of > my birth, the time is always one (1). The current > conversion for the Jadic > measurement of time is: 1 Jadic = 0.965*10^9 seconds > (approximate). > > Others > > The real beauty of this new system is in the units > derived from others. Some > examples are: One Jadic of area is Jadics^2. One > Jadic of volume is > Jadics^3. One Jadic of density is Jadics per > Jadic^3. Speed measured in > Jadics per Jadic. Acceleration is measured in Jadics > per Jadic^2. One Jadic > of force is the force necessary to accelerate one > Jadic one Jadic per > Jadic^2. One Jadic of pressure is Jadics per > Jadic^2. It can also be > measured by the easier method of Jadics of water or > Jadics of mercury. One > Jadic of energy is the work done by accelerating one > Jadic one Jadic per > Jadic^2 for one Jadic. Conclusion There are many > measurements I have left > out. Most of the other common measurements can be > derived from the ones > defined here. For the measurements that cannot be > easily derived from the > ones defined, I suggest leaving them alone, but > renaming them "Jadic." I > would appreciate any reactions or suggestions you > might have. > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin > CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist > - United States Metric Association > ASM - Accredited Speaking Member > - National Speakers Association of Australia > Member, International Federation for Professional > Speakers > -- > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com
