Gene,
I'm really surprised that you would put an exponent on a unit name,
rather than on a unit symbol, or instead of spelling it out as in "cubic
decimeter".
You're getting downright casual and mellow, my friend.
Jim
mech...@illinois.edu wrote:
But I want to hear the estimates in *mass* units, kilograms and kg/s, not in
decimeters^3 or in liters or their time rates of flow.
---- Original message ----
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:11:51 +1000
From: Pat Naughtin <pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com>
Subject: [USMA:47682] Re: Fw: Re: Oil Spill Technical Team Using SI
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu>
On 2010/06/11, at 07:50 , John M. Steele wrote:
Well, now this team is estimating 50000 barrels
per day
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_oil_spill;_ylt=AtxggR3w2l1udpgsF6tt.oth24cA;_ylu=X3oDMTM2NnQ2cGZkBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNjEwL3VzX2d1bGZfb2lsX3NwaWxsBGNjb2RlA21vc3Rwb3B1bGFyBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3RlYW1zYXlzbXVjaA--
That is 8 dam³/d to us.
But the estimate gets higher every time anyone
estimates, so I don't have any confidence in it.
Dear John It might be cubic decimetres to you, but
it is 8 megalitres to me.
By the way a cubic decametre (= 1 megalitre) – to
an irrigator or a water engineer – is a relatively
small amount.
I suppose that an automotive engineer at the SAE
might rarely meet with megalitres of coolant or
lubricant so a cubic decametre might be an
appropriate size. However, to an outsider the use of
such a specialised unit smacks of jargon.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see
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