Metrication MattersNice topic and question; however, you could have used kL
instead of cubic metre. They are the same and kL is easier to write.
Regards, Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: Harry Wyeth
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 4:04 AM
Subject: [USMA:39699] Re: Metrication matters 54
We read a lot about the weight (I still like the term) of carbon dioxide
released to the atmosphere by various activities, e.g., xyz causes abc tons of
CO2, etc. I have often wondered what physical volume this represents. I once
asked a scientific presenter the question, and he had no idea and thought the
question rather odd.
But if one cubic meter of air weighs one kg, and CO2 is somewhat similar (I
know it is heavier), then 10,000 tons (as reported in the US press) (4000
tonnes or metric tons) would fill a volume of 4,000,000 cu meters, or a cube of
about 160 m on a side. Maybe the volume of a small gymnasium (50 x 30 x 20 m?)
would be 30,000 cu m or 30,000 kg or 30 metric tons.
Right, or did I drop or add a digit?
HARRY WYETH
