With the exception of Denier as it relates to fiber.It is expressed as the
weight in grams per 9000 meters.
Dewey

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Fjelstad [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 1:17 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: [TN] OFF-TOPIC: Engineering Specs :-)
>
> the origin of the meter and the liter?
>
>
> The meter "was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten-millionth part
> of the distance from the equator to the North pole, as ascertained by
> actual measurement of an arc of a meridian."
>
> The liter is derived from the cubic centimeter or (AKA milliliter) which
> when water is used to fill the volume weighs one gram.
>
> This is the beauty of the metric system... it all ties together and makes
> sense.
>
> Engineers are like lawyers now days having the skill to convert between
> arcane units of measure. With one measurement system the job is much
> easier and less mistakes will be made.
>
> The Metric system is the future of measurement in a coherent world. The
> sooner we in the US change the better off we will be.
>
> One last bit of metric trivia : In Russia, small change can be determined
> by weighing it. One kopec weighed 1 gram, 2 kopec-2 grams, 3 kopec-3
> grams, 5 kopec-5 grams.
>
> Coins above this value were counted.
>
> Cheers,
> Joe
>
>
>
>
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