A slightly clearer way to write it is like: 100K mi The K is then clearly a x1000 multiplier, not part of the unit abbreviation.
Allan "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> writes: > Yep, others and I made it up, and those who noticed the mI (the i > carefully and deliberately placed) understood it, so it must have > worked as effective communication. ;<)) > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hendrik & Fay" <heni...@ozemail.com.au> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 8:52 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 07 R320CDI with yottamiles > > >> You made that up, no such thing as a kilomile (even my spell checker >> thinks so), or is this some sort of aeronautical term? >> Kilo is a metric term and miles is part of the ancient and outdated >> system that only backwards people use. >> You can use k to abbreviate kilo, meaning a 1000 and you can use km >> to abbreviate kilometers but a kilomile would be 1609.344km, so if >> that R320 has done 199kilomiles, it has in fact >> traveled.........well......lots >> >> Hendrik >> who may let you use the term kilomile if he gets a shiny plate >> >> WILTON wrote: >>> kmi - kiloMILE >>> >>> Wilton >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com> >>> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:06 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 07 R320CDI >>> >>> >>>> Hmm - km=kilometer or km=kilomile? >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
