X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from server3.alwayswebhosting.com ([66.98.204.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTPS id 921784 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 May 2005 22:05:53 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.98.204.64; envelope-from=bob@bob-white.com Received: from bgp01386375bgs.brodwy01.nm.comcast.net ([68.35.160.229]:33227 helo=quail) by server3.alwayswebhosting.com with smtp (Exim 4.44) id 1DSPPa-00046P-MS for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 01 May 2005 20:07:51 -0500 Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 19:09:39 -0600 From: Bob White To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Units of measure - say what? Message-Id: <20050501190939.4bfeb230.bob@bob-white.com> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.9.9 (GTK+ 2.4.9; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server3.alwayswebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [0 0] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - bob-white.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: You're absolutely right Marv. The trouble with using off line references is you can't cut and paste. I had to type it myself, and nothing could be more error porne. Bob W. (Honesty is teh best policy, no tuypo corrections was done on this message.) On Sun, 01 May 2005 19:01:26 -0400 "Marvin Kaye" wrote: > Bob White wrote: > > """ > Well dang it Al, why didn't you say you were just being stubborn an not > accepting a commonly used unit of measure as valid? I don't think the > argument holds water though. :) I don't have a Handbook of Chemistry > and Physics handy, but I did dig out my 12th edition CRC Standard > Mathematical Tables which tells me I can convert an ounce (fluid) to > 1.080469 cubic inches. > """ > > Interesting... I've always used 231 cubic inches per gallon of water and it's > always worked out (building fishtanks... having the numbers helps). The > online conversion engines yield the same numbers. It looks to me like you > stuck a zero where it doesn't belong just to the right of the decimal point... > the number should be 1.8046875. Just trying to keep you honest . > > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > -- http://www.bob-white.com N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (real soon)