Ressel, sir:
>.....Surprised no one else has mentioned this: the original metric unit of
>mass was the "grave", equal>to one kilogram. I am glad to learn THIS new unit
>that 'once might have been in use'. Somehow, I never came across this all my
>life. However, the unit:
GRAM = 1000g = Grave provides a thought, to probe.
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(M)001(201)962-3708(when in US)> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:10:52 -0500> From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: [USMA:40294] Re: kg> > I
think the Grave should be placed 6 feet under (sorry I could not resist that
one).> > Howard Ressel> Project Design Engineer, Region 4> (585) 272-3372> >
>>> "Ziser, Jesse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 1/28/2008 9:51 PM >>>> Surprised no one
else has mentioned this: the original metric unit of mass was the "grave",
equal> to one kilogram. Its symbol was G. Unfortunately for all of us, it was
eventually noticed that> "grave" sounded like "Graf", an aristocratic German
title. And we all know how the French in the> 1790s felt about aristocrats...>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_%28mass%29 > > --- Stan Jakuba <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > I wish I had kept a record. There were several
different suggestions in each > > class - hundreds altogether, some serious.
Among the latter, I recollect > > that the "new gram", symbol G (for kg) was
almost always brought up. I > > considered it feasible but unrealistic for
various reasons. Among those > > reasons, however, it was not the potential
confusion with giga (GG would be > > fine) because there seems to be no
confusion with tera and tesla (TT), for > > example.> > If I hear some
exemplary ones, I'll post them.> > Stan> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > To: "U.S. Metric Association"
<[email protected]>> > Sent: 08 Jan 28, Monday 15:01> > Subject: [USMA:40273]
Re: kg> > > > > > > So, Stan, what were the best of the lot?> > > Ezra> > >> >
> -------------- Original message ----------------------> > > From: "Stan
Jakuba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> In engineering classes, I always challenge
students to come up with a > > >> name> > >> for the historical anomaly - the
unit kilogram (to help them remember how > > >> to> > >> formulate derived
units with kg). Over the years, there were some > > >> rational> > >>
suggestions but I remember only the one provided by a female student of > > >>
the> > >> name Vicky: kilogram = vicky, symbol V. She however, ruled out the
use of> > >> GV. The mV and �V were okay.> > >> Stan J.> > >> PS: In case you
wonder - yes, she was NOT an electrical engineer!> > >>> > >> ----- Original
Message ----- > > >> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> To: "U.S. Metric
Association" <[email protected]>> > >> Sent: 08 Jan 28, Monday 12:48> > >>
Subject: [USMA:40266] Re: Tonnes> > >>> > >>> > >> >I much prefer and recommend
kkg rather than Mg because it is closer to> > >> >coherent SI. Since kg is
already an exception as a unit symbol, > > >> >violation> > >> >of the "no
double prefix" rule is not a problem in this case.> > >> >> > >> > Gene.> > >>
>> > >> > ---- Original message ----> > >> >>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:26:23
-0500> > >> >>From: "Stan Jakuba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> >>Subject:
[USMA:40261] Re: Tonnes> > >> >>To: "U.S. Metric Association"
<[email protected]>> > >> >>Cc: "U.S. Metric Association"
<[email protected]>> > >> >>> > >> >>Yes, of course. Thank you Bill. Sorry for
the typo.> > >> >>> > >> >>----- Original Message ----- > > >> >>From: "Bill
Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >> >>To: "Stan Jakuba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > >>
>>Sent: 08 Jan 27, Sunday 13:33> > >> >>Subject: Re: [USMA:40211] Re: Tonnes> >
>> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>>> > >> >>> On 2008 Jan 26 , at 4:00 PM, Stan Jakuba
wrote:> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Anybody can and will be comfortable with MG if the
other nicknames> > >> >>>> disappear.> > >> >>>> > >> >>> Ooops! You meant
"Mg", did you not?> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Let's be consistent among us to start
with, and expand our horizons> > >> >>>> outside the English speaking word. SI
is the ultimate goal and these> > >> >>>> silly modifications, some with the
blessing of BIPM, are only> > >> >>>> complicating things and fuel anti-metric
sentiments in the US.> > >> >>>> > >> >>> I whole heartedly agree.> > >> >>>> >
>> >>>> > >> >>> Bill Hooper> > >> >>> 73 kg body mass*> > >> >>> Fernandina
Beach, Florida, USA> > >> >>>> > >> >>> * plus or minus a kilogram or so.> > >>
>>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > >
>
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