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Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 14:52:26 GMT
From: amesnospamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew Stephenson)
Subject: Re: Town And Country Miles


In article <df336888.0410060417.7621eab5nospaming.google.com> gnygaardnospamay.com "Gene Nygaard" writes: > > On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 18:24:13 GMT, amesnospamrak.demon.co.uk (Andrew > > Stephenson) wrote: > > > Blokes heaving on spanners here on Earth can get by with saying > > that 1 newton of force == 1 kilo of force. > > Certainly not. > > Yes, there is a kilogram force--by definition, exactly 9.80665 > newtons. So 1 newton is approximately 100 grams force. See, I _said_ people get confused. <g> But "exactly"? Did they go so far as to define 1-g as 9.80665? It varies measurably (if you have the right equipment) from place to place on the Earth, not to mention at points above it. (No way to run a universe.) > But that kilogram force should no longer be used. It is not a > part of the modern metric system, the International System of > Units. Thanks be for that. -- Andrew Stephenson

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