On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:10:21 G. Stanley Doore wrote: >Moving the decimal point is easy and Ok for those like you all who deal with >SI all of the time. > ?? Actually, dear Stan, it's 'easy and ok' for *everybody*! That's the exact beauty of the SI system, that it's for any and everyone, from the Joe Six Pack on the street to the Einstein in us.
>But what about the public who get kPa in virtually everything else. Why not >help the public to understand SI and make it easy for them to get on the SI >bandwagon.? > I believe there is enough exposure of the public to the SI system that they would already know what hPa would mean. If not, then perhaps we should add a little note somewhere to that effect, i.e. xy hPa (x.y kPa). Marcus >Stan Doore > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Ma Be <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:11 AM >Subject: [USMA:22037] hPa and mbar > > >> On Tue, 3 Sep 2002 11:05:00 >> kilopascal wrote: >> >Re: [USMA:22031] Re: Fwd: [A_A] "millimeter tolerance"2002-09-03 >> > >> >The exact same logic that allows the hectopascal to be used instead of >the kilopascal, only because the familiar numbers can be used. >> > >> >John >> >... >> Exactly! If familiar numbers *can* be used while migrating to SI units, >so be it! I see absolutely no harm done! Again, anyone preferring the use >of kPa, please just move the decimal point one place to the left and >presto!... I do this all the time with the hideous (oops! Sorry... - tongue >in cheek, please!) mm in construction, as I have a strong preference for the >cm... ;-) >> >> Marcus >> >> >> Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably >> Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. >> Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com >> >> > > > Is your boss reading your email? ....Probably Keep your messages private by using Lycos Mail. Sign up today at http://mail.lycos.com
