On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:08:34 metric wrote: >Ma Be wrote: >>So, I'm really sorry if I can't shed one picoliter of tear in >>favor of this thing! > >Or in SI units: >'one cubic femtometer of tear'. > Terry, thanks for the suggestion, the above would be significantly smaller than my humble attempt. Please notice the following. In SI the prefixed unit IS powered to whatever power is in question. Therefore, when you say 'cubic femtometer' you're actually saying: (10^-15)^3 cubic meters!!!
The reason I used picoliter was because this prefixed unit has already made inroads into the computer industry for the size of bubble jet dots, and unfortunately this would NOT have an exact equivalent in SI for the following reason: We do not have a 10^-5 prefix. Please note: 1 picoliter = 10^-15 cubic meter = (10^-5)^3 cubic meter Regards, Marcus >-- >Terry Simpson >Human Factors Consultant >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.connected-systems.com >Phone: +44 7850 511794 > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
