On 28.05.17 01:05, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 27 May 2017 23:58:14 Erik Christiansen wrote: > > P.S. As a side issue, I couldn't remember the imperial g, but: > > You have: gravity > > You want: ft/s^2 > > * 32.174049 > > / 0.03108095 > > > > Yes, now I remember using 32, back as a schoolkid, before we went > > metric. > > > Thats all we had when I was in school, in the '40's. The only metrics I > was exposed to then was in my electronics stuff as I learned it, > beginning also in the '40's while WW-II was in full swing. :) Theres > been a whole lot of water under the bridge since then.
Yup, if you said today "Don't hide your light under a bushel.", the literal part of the analogue would probably no longer be recognised as a candle put under an upturned 35 litre wooden measuring bucket. Erik ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
