A good reason to use "metric ton" of Mg rather than Mg of Mg. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:24:33 -0400 >From: Pierre Abbat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [USMA:41353] RE: symbols vs. abbreviations >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >On Wednesday 09 July 2008 00:35:47 Martin Vlietstra wrote: >> A power supply of 1 mW can power a hearing aid, while 1 MW can power the >> air conditioning system of a small building. > >1 mL fits in a thimble. 1 ML is the volume of the four apartments in this >building put together. I see that error commonly on bottles. > >1 s is a time interval. 1 S is an electrical conductivity. > >I also see "km/hr" occasionally and think "Kilometers per hryvnia?" > >"Mg" is two symbols. If you have 1 Mg Mg, how many flashbulbs could you make? > >Pierre >
