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Re: [TenTec] Come On Guys

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Come On Guys
From: Paul Littleton <ka5biw@swcp.com>
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Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2016 11:09:43 -0600
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Normally, I am a stickler for proper units. But not when someone is asking for 
help. Now to address a few things. 

When talking to gear-heads, the terms pounds come up in tire pressure and in 
torque output of the engine. I usually bite my tongue and insert the proper 
units. 

As for kg weight. Have a look at cereal packages. And, there are metric systems 
that use kg as a unit of weight. That is just as confusing as Americans using 
pound for a unit of mass and a unit of force. The only saving grace is that 1 
kg (1 lb) mass weighs 1 kg (1 lb) force on earth, at sea level. Still, the 
introduction of a constant to Newton's famous equation is a pain. 

Finally, kilocycles per second is still a valid and descriptive unit. It isn't 
in the SI system, but it makes understanding frequency easier. 

I would like to see the United States join much of the rest of the world and 
adopt SI. We would crash fewer probes on the surface of Mars that way. 

Best Regards,
Paul

tapped out on an iPad 
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