Stephen, I'm too lazy to bother to figure out my mpg. I would be even less prone to want to do it if it meant an extra calculation step? Do people ever do miles per litre/liter if that would make it simpler to compute? Or is there a simple way to compute mpg when fuel is sold in litres/liters?
I don't like this having to spell meter and liter two different ways. Which should I use? Jerry ________________________________ From: Stephen Humphreys <[email protected]> To: U..S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 12:04:56 PM Subject: [USMA:42523] Re: Small item seen on TV Historical usage. Like 'mpg' even though we fill up with litres/liters. ________________________________ Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:30:28 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:42509] Re: Small item seen on TV To: [email protected] Martin, So then psi is common in Britain. Why? Jerry ________________________________ From: Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> To: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]>; U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 11:10:03 AM Subject: RE: [USMA:42430] Re: Small item seen on TV I have not checked my tyres – however the air supply at my local garage are calibrated in both bars and psi. ________________________________ From:Jeremiah MacGregor [mailto: [email protected] ] Sent: 24 January 2009 15:24 To: Martin Vlietstra; U.S. Metric Association Subject: Re: [USMA:42430] Re: Small item seen on TV Martin, My tires show kPa (psi). Is this also the way it is in the world or only the US ? Jerry ________________________________ From:Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> To: [email protected] ; U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:22:34 AM Subject: RE: [USMA:42430] Re: Small item seen on TV The most common units of measure for tyre pressures in Europe are bars or kPa. (100 kPa = 1 bar). ________________________________ From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeremiah MacGregor Sent: 24 January 2009 14:59 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:42430] Re: Small item seen on TV Harry, Aren't they suppose to be in pascals or something along that line? Jerry ________________________________ From:Harry Wyeth < [email protected] > To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:39:58 PM Subject: [USMA:42388] Small item seen on TV A minor point of interest: on PBS's US broadcast of the BBC World News tonight, in a piece re the resumption of natural gas to Europe, there was "footage" showing close-ups of presssure gauges on pipeline fixtures out in the snowy fields.. One showed pressure in kg/cm2, and the other in "bar". HARRY WYETH ________________________________ Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows Live Find out more!
