On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 20:00 +0100, The Janitor wrote: > 22 May 2008 - 19:58 (where I live) > Daniel Carrera > > Hello Daniel, > > Thursday, May 22, 2008, 1:29:07 PM, you wrote: > > DC> Acceleration due to gravity is: > > etc. > > Didn't have all these complications when we used imperial ;-)
You mean like an acceleration of 32 ft/sec/sec for gravity and 16 ounces in a pound and 550 ft poundals per second to make a horse power? I think approx 10m/s/s for gravity and multiplying that by 5 kg to get 50 newtons and that by say 7 m/s to get 350 watts. Rather less complicated arithmetic and easier to understand for anyone learning basic physics. The metric system is only more complicated if you are entrenched in imperial (and I say that as a UK citizen that has to use both and inter change between them). Its exactly the same reason that MS Office users say OOo is not as intuitive or easy to use. Ian -- New QCA Accredited IT Qualifications www.theINGOTs.org You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
