So, Stan, what were the best of the lot?
Ezra
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Stan Jakuba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 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 �V 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.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>
