This is one good reason to get rid of the ton. You have no way of knowing
which is intended. I can see why the ton used in the US is called a short ton.
It is because you always get short changed. I can imagine a business ordering
40 t of something and expecting to get 40 Mg and only getting 36.3 Mg. In
other words getting short changed.
Simon
From: John M. Steele
Sent: Wednesday, 2009-08-12 13:29
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:45594] Re: Understating the tooth by six orders of magnitude
As an American whining about the FDA (and not the sharpest card in the
deck based on his journalism), he probably meant 40 short tons (of 2000 lb).
That would be around 36.3 Mg, still a little off from his conversion.
--- On Wed, 8/12/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:45591] Re: Understating the tooth by six orders of
magnitude
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 12:14 PM
Not only is there an error in the magnitude there is an error in the
number. 40 t = 40 Mg would be 40 000 000 g, not 35 000 000 g as he would have
it if his magnitude were correct, unless 5 Mg are lost or wasted and don't end
up in people's mouths.
Simon
From: John M. Steele
Sent: Wednesday, 2009-08-12 07:42
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:45588] Re: Understating the tooth by six orders of
magnitude
That site is otherwise so honest, objective, and factual, I'm
sure he'll be deeply concerned by the error. :) (ROTFL)
--- On Tue, 8/11/09, Pierre Abbat <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Pierre Abbat <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:45585] Understating the tooth by six orders of
magnitude
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 11:33 PM
http://www.naturalnews.com/026822_mercury_the_FDA_mercury_fillings.html
> According to Consumers for Dental Choice, dentists purchase
nearly 40 tons
> of mercury each year. That's over 35 million micrograms of
mercury being
> put into the bodies of humans and, ultimately, the
environment.
It is indeed over, but he either left out a "million", got tons
and grams
confused, or got grams and micrograms confused. I have sent
feedback.
Pierre
