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 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 > for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-509-9700 ext.5315 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------