On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 17:05:29 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >I took me a while before I realized that, of course, kg is a unit of mass, not >of weight; you weigh tings in kilogram-force (kgf or kgF). > Which of the following would you envision and welcome as an idiomatic alternative?: o ... how many kg I mass? o ... how many kgF I weigh? o Other (specify)?
Should an outfitter sell climbing ropes rated in Newtons? (BTW, what's the SI unit of Specific Impulse? And the formula for ∆v? Ugh!) >________________________________________ >From: Jackson, Rob >Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:21 PM > >-----Original Message----- >From: Bob Bridges >Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:16 PM > >[External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.] > >... I'd have to calculate to tell you how many kg I weigh. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
