1 KG X specific gravity (of gas or oil) ----- Original Message ----- From: <bo...@hatconversions.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 4:56 PM Subject: Re: KR> inch
> What does it weigh if you fill the cube with gas or oil? Bobby > > > > > > > > Joachim Saupe wrote: >>> Unfortunately, that attitude prevails here in the USA since most >>> people don't understand the simplicity of the metric system, where >>> the meter is the "yardstick", where a cube of 10cm x 10cm x 10cm has >>> a volume of 1 liter and when you fill this cube with water, it weighs >>> 1 kilogramm. >> >> I understand it, and actually like using it when I have to, like when >> making >> parts for metric machinery. The problem is that I know about what a foot >> is, >> about what a mile is, about what 1000 feet is, etc. Recalibrating my >> eyeballs to a new standard would be extremely tough. I have no clue what >> a >> kilometer looks like or what a 1/4 mile worth of meters is. >> -- >> Steve >> 33...@swbell.net >> N3343V- '75 C150M >> N205FT- KR1 #6170 >> He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in. >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp >> to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net >> please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >> > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
