The use of m/s is quite useful in soccer, football, golf, baseball and
other sports since the distances and times are compatible with the play.
The relationship is much easier to mentally calculate to estimate drip the
wind may cause.
Stan Doore
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To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 12:31 PM
Subject: [USMA:41169] Re: Wind speed m/s
Pat,
My reading is that Bill Potts is visulazing short distances in meters and
sensing short time intervals in seconds, and the two together as he
watches an object, perhaps a feather, blowing freely in the wind.
The same can be done easily with respect to vehicles moving slowly in a
construction zone. The same are not possible in kilometers and in hours
for small values of each. Go SI, speed in m/s.
Gene.
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Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:03:05 +1000
From: Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [USMA:41166] Wind speed m/s
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
On 2008/06/16, at 3:45 AM, Bill Potts wrote:
Now, for wind speed, m/s makes eminent sense.
There, we're dealing with
whether or not something can be visualized.
Dear Bill,
Thanks for this suggestion. It really stated me
thinking.
My first thought was about the ability of your
imagination to visualise an invisible substance such
air in an invisible form such as wind.
However, to continue your theme of 'something can be
visualized', I have begun the attached article with
these two sentences:
I want you to share a thought experiment with me.
Visualise a cubic metre of air.
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Enjoy!
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
