Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:59:24 GMT From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamsssssssssssssssssssssssssssizefitter.com> Subject: Re: 9-5 petrol mileage?
MH wrote: > > > Tons is a metric unit, > > but a non-SI unit, for mass, not weight, > aka 'tonne' or 'metric ton'. > > > 1 Ton = 1000 Kg. > > Oops, just found that there are US tons = 907.2 Kg and long tons = 1016 > Kg. > > According to the SI it's 'tonne' and 'kg', not 'Tonne' and 'Kg' > > > I still find that UK motoring journos have a poor feeling for metric > units, > > e.g. when they can write that a new model is 500mm longer or wider and > have > > no visual imagination to spot the error. > > SI says to leave a space between the number and the unit; '500_mm'. > > Why is 500 mm (= 50 cm =0,5 m) longer/wider an error? I've seen similar examples in Auto Express in the past, but unfortunately I didn't keep the mag. If it's an evolution of a popular model, e.g. VW Golf mark 4 -> 5, then such a changes are obviously excessive.
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