[USMA:23834] Re: Mixed Units

[John Nichols]

One of the Worlds biggest testing machine companies
At 07:19 PM 07-12-2002, you wrote:

2002-12-07

Wow! What an ad!  The graph shows force in newtons and displacement in
millimetres; the write up uses pounds and inches per minute.  What lunacy is
responsible for this?

John




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From: "John Nichols" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, 2002-12-07 18:59
Subject: [USMA:23829] Mixed Units


> http://www.instron.com/download/literature/AR_egg_test.PDF
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> John Nichols  BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional
> Engineer
> Assistant Professor
> Texas A&M University
> Department of Construction Science
> Langford AC
> Rm: A414   MD 3137
> College Station, TX 77843-3137
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John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional Engineer
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Department of Construction Science
Langford AC
Rm: A414 MD 3137
College Station, TX 77843-3137

Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Telephone: 979 845 6541
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a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi

in front a precipice, behind a wolf
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