I like it - my surname also starts with V. Unfortunately, Giuseppe Volta's surname also starts with "V" and he beat me to it.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stan Jakuba Sent: 28 January 2008 19:55 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:40272] kg 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! ----- Original Message ----- 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. > > ---- Original message ---- >>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. >>> >>> >>> >> > >
