Lines from the film "Back To The Future": Christopher Lloyd: 1.21 gigawatts!!!
Michael J. Fox: What the hell is a gigawatt? Paul Trusten, Reg. Pharmacist Vice President U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Midland, Texas USA www.metric.org +1(432)528-7724 [email protected] On Dec 27, 2013, at 10:20, Harry Wyeth <[email protected]> wrote: > Sun to Jupiter is 779 million km. > > HARRY WYETH > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 27 Dec 2013, at 7:59, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Small minds are self-limiting. What is the width of a hydrogen atom? How far >> is Jupiter from the sun? Intelligent people need appropriate units to >> measure very small and very large things. >> >> David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 >> >> ----- Message from [email protected] --------- >> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:12:41 -0000 >> From: Martin Vlietstra <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> Subject: [USMA:53469] Re: Math Test >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >> >> >>> I also agree. In addition, I would be wary of talking about megametres >>> (even though the term is technically correct) - this unit is hardly ever >>> used in the literature. I think it appropriate to limit oneself to the >>> prefixes "mega" to "micro" until one is ready to start introducing joules, >>> watts and the electrical measurements when once could extend the range >>> upwards to "terra" and downwards to "pico" (both of which are used in IT or >>> in electrical measurements. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Ressel, Howard (DOT) >>> Sent: 26 December 2013 13:26 >>> To: U.S. Metric Association >>> Subject: [USMA:53468] Re: Math Test >>> >>> I agree, too much math and work for 8:30 on December 26th. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Harry Wyeth >>> Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 11:46 PM >>> To: U.S. Metric Association >>> Subject: [USMA:53463] Re: Math Test >>> >>> What is the point here? I started the survey and quit when encountering all >>> the arcane prefixes. If the goal is to educate folks about the simplicity >>> of SI, this is a great way to botch it. No real person in a metric country >>> will ever know what a yota-whatever is, and it is not necessary. If we >>> could get people to just deal with liters, kilometers and meters, and >>> kilograms (and a few of their variations that we all use), that is all we >>> need to do. The results of this "survey" will be meaningless, regardless of >>> the good intent of the person who created it. >>> >>> HARRY WYETH >>> >>> >>>> On 12/25/13, 1933:33, [email protected] wrote: >>>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/25LRWBD >>>> >>>> >>>> David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917 >> >> ----- End message from [email protected] ----- >> > >
