Straight from my "Annoyances" file, a rather long Word document I've built up through the years, documenting various software workarounds, bug fixes, etc. I left a couple adjacent entries to show the spirit of the file.
Nat ----------------<snip>------------------ Imperial Measurements: 1 "foot" = 304.8 mm 1 "horsepower" = 0.746 W 1 "BTU" = 1.055 kJ 1 "BTU/hr-ft-F" = 1.73 W/m-C Real Player - Turn off Tray Icon 1) Right click tray icon / Preferences 2) General Tab / StartCenter / Settings Button 3) Uncheck "Enable Start Center" Internet Explorer Disabling Cookies 1) Tools | Internet Options 2) Privacy | Medium High 3) Privacy | Advanced | 4) Check "Override Automatic Cookie Handling" | "Third Party Cookies - Block" ------------------<snip----------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Nichols Sent: Saturday, 2003 January 18 16:23 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:24491] Help Needed I am writing a paper that I have about 1 week to finish I need to know where the barrel of oil term comes from and what is 42 US galllons in SI. What is a BTU in SI? I have to get this right hence my asking John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional Engineer Assistant Professor Texas A&M University Department of Construction Science Langford AC Rm: A414 MD 3137 College Station, TX 77843-3137 Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Telephone: 979 845 6541 Facsimile: 979 862 1572 ----------------------------------------------------------------- a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi in front a precipice, behind a wolf -----------------------------------------------------------------
