On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Jay Warner wrote (inter alia), replying to Paul
Jeffries:
> Say I look at a pressure gauge. A clear 0 (absolute zero pressure -
> space), and measurable, even incremented units. Increase in pressure
> from 100 psi to 101 psi is the same increase as from 0.1 psi to 1.1 psi,
> is the same from 10,000 to 10,001 psi. Same for dollars. We put a
> different emotional value on dollars than psi, however :)
Yes, well, psychologists put a different emotional value on psi than
almost anything -- and Paul is apparently a psychologist ;-)
> > Paul W. Jeffries
> > Department of Psychology
> > SUNY--Stony Brook
> > Stony Brook NY 11794-2500
-- Don.
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