What does it weigh if you fill the cube with gas or oil? Bobby
Joachim Saupe wrote: >> Unfortunately, that attitude prevails here in the USA since most >> people don't understand the simplicity of the metric system, where >> the meter is the "yardstick", where a cube of 10cm x 10cm x 10cm has >> a volume of 1 liter and when you fill this cube with water, it weighs >> 1 kilogramm. > > I understand it, and actually like using it when I have to, like when > making > parts for metric machinery. The problem is that I know about what a foot > is, > about what a mile is, about what 1000 feet is, etc. Recalibrating my > eyeballs to a new standard would be extremely tough. I have no clue what a > kilometer looks like or what a 1/4 mile worth of meters is. > -- > Steve > 33...@swbell.net > N3343V- '75 C150M > N205FT- KR1 #6170 > He who seeks will find, and he who knocks will be let in. > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
