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From: jacob@cd.chalmers.se.chalmers.se (Jacob Hallen)
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Subject: Re: Faster than a Falling bullet
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Date: 20 Jan 90 03:18:30 GMT
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From: jacob@cd.chalmers.se.chalmers.se (Jacob Hallen)
Could people please try to use metric units in their postings. Footpounds
and fathoms per fortnight are very difficult to understand for most
non-americans. Besides, many of these units are not very well defined or
even have multiple definitions.

Jacob Hallen

[mod.note:  There are, of course, obvious exceptions.  I can't see the
value in referring to a 16" gun as a 406mm, nor do I care to speak
of a 2.2-megatonne nuclear warhead.  Where practical, though, I encourage 
writers to use SI units, or dual units.  - Bill ]