In engineering classes, I always challenge students to come up with a name
for the historical anomaly - the unit kilogram (to help them remember how to
formulate derived units with kg). Over the years, there were some rational
suggestions but I remember only the one provided by a female student of the
name Vicky: kilogram = vicky, symbol V. She however, ruled out the use of
GV. The mV and µV were okay.
Stan J.
PS: In case you wonder - yes, she was NOT an electrical engineer!
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From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: 08 Jan 28, Monday 12:48
Subject: [USMA:40266] Re: Tonnes
I much prefer and recommend kkg rather than Mg because it is closer to
coherent SI. Since kg is already an exception as a unit symbol, violation
of the "no double prefix" rule is not a problem in this case.
Gene.
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:26:23 -0500
From: "Stan Jakuba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [USMA:40261] Re: Tonnes
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Yes, of course. Thank you Bill. Sorry for the typo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stan Jakuba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 08 Jan 27, Sunday 13:33
Subject: Re: [USMA:40211] Re: Tonnes
On 2008 Jan 26 , at 4:00 PM, Stan Jakuba wrote:
Anybody can and will be comfortable with MG if the other nicknames
disappear.
Ooops! You meant "Mg", did you not?
Let's be consistent among us to start with, and expand our horizons
outside the English speaking word. SI is the ultimate goal and these
silly modifications, some with the blessing of BIPM, are only
complicating things and fuel anti-metric sentiments in the US.
I whole heartedly agree.
Bill Hooper
73 kg body mass*
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
* plus or minus a kilogram or so.
