The unit bar is metric. That's why meteorological services and the World
Meteorological Organization have adopted the hPa because it's the same as
millibars. They didn't need to change the numbers or move the decimal point.
Stan Doore
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From: Martin Vlietstra
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:22 AM
Subject: [USMA:42439] Re: Small item seen on TV
The most common units of measure for tyre pressures in Europe are bars or
kPa. (100 kPa = 1 bar).
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Jeremiah MacGregor
Sent: 24 January 2009 14:59
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:42430] Re: Small item seen on TV
Harry,
Aren't they suppose to be in pascals or something along that line?
Jerry
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From: Harry Wyeth <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:39:58 PM
Subject: [USMA:42388] Small item seen on TV
A minor point of interest: on PBS's US broadcast of the BBC World News
tonight, in a piece re the resumption of natural gas to Europe, there was
"footage" showing close-ups of presssure gauges on pipeline fixtures out in the
snowy fields. One showed pressure in kg/cm2, and the other in "bar".
HARRY WYETH
