John & all: >... and a Mg would never be confused with a tonne, or a ton, or a short ton, >or a long ton. >At least not off-ton. Long ago, I suggested (not to confuse G (for Guass), that symbol Upper case 'G' be used for the kilogram and lower case 'g' for gram. This to my mind would reduce quite a ambiguity and/or controversy. Thus: g= gram; G= 1000 gram=kg; and kG=1 000 000g (Mg) or also ton as many would prefer. I am not aware if SI units need a better symbol. BIPM/CGPM may have their opinion on the issue to standardise G(for 100g)=GRAMRegards,Brij Bhushan Vij Saturday, 2009 January 31 H19:54(decimal) IST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdfHOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" Contact # 001(201)675-8548 (M) 001(201)962-3708(R)
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:45:17 -0600To: [email protected]: [email protected]: [USMA:42599] Re: REALLY using the SICC: [email protected]... and a Mg would never be confused with a tonne, or a ton, or a short ton, or a long ton. At least not off-ton.JohnAt 09:17 AM 1/26/2009, Mike Palumbo wrote: That should read absolute zero, my apologies.-MMike Palumbo wrote: I personally do not believe that kelvin and the thermodynamic temperature scale are appropriate for use when talking about temperatures that humans feel & interact with on a daily basis. Humans are not going to deal with absolute, but we will surely deal with the freezing & boiling points of water.I'd much prefer to say, "It's really hot out, must be almost 35 degrees!" much more than "Must be almost 309!".-MPaul Trusten wrote: >From that last exchange between Jim Frysinger and Stan Doore, I am >contemplating the corruptions of the SI we have lived with, and I wonder if >even the metricated world could stand international standardization of >measurement. Consider: * kelvins instead of degrees Celsius for >temperature * square meters or square kilometers instead of hectares * >megagrams instead of tonnes or metric tons * In U.S. medical laboratories, >millimoles per liter instead of milligrams per deciliter for results >involving concentrations Actually, I've never seen a megagram used, but I >don't understand why it isn't used. Its symbol, Mg, could hardly be mistaken >for the milligram, and,even so, no one is going to mistakenly ship someone >else one milligram of rice. Paul Trusten, R.Ph.Public Relations >DirectorU.S. Metric Association, Inc.www.metric.org < http://www.metric.org> >3609 Caldera Blvd. Apt. 122Midland TX 79707-2872 >US+1(432)[email protected] < mailto:[email protected]> _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_t2_hm_justgotbetter_explore_012009
