On Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:48:52 Tom Wade VMS Systems wrote: ... >I think we are into angels-on-pin territory here. The Mg has to be at least >as valid as the familiar mg, submultiple of multiple notwithstanding... > Yes, I guess Tom's argument above is irresistible and irrefutable. If we're comfortable using mg we should be just as comfortable with the acceptance of the Mg.
..., it doesn't really matter that the kg has been adopted as the base >unit rather than the g, and units like the hectare and liter are every bit >as valid to use as the meter and gram. >... And I'm afraid I must also concur with his observation above. However, perhaps if we just accepted the fact that these units are merely nicknames to represent what they really are (hm^2 and dm^3 in disguise), the problem disappears. Marcus ____________________________________________________________ Get 25MB of email storage with Lycos Mail Plus! Sign up today -- http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus
