X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 20:43:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp102.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.201] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.9) with SMTP id 1135271 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 31 May 2006 18:28:33 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.201; envelope-from=elippse@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 73193 invoked from network); 31 May 2006 22:27:48 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO Computerroom) (elippse@sbcglobal.net@75.15.118.233 with login) by smtp102.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 31 May 2006 22:27:46 -0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <001901c68501$7310f330$e9760f4b@Computerroom> From: "Paul Lipps" X-Original-To: "Marv Kaye" Subject: Mensuration X-Original-Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:27:48 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C684C6.C5FCD4F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C684C6.C5FCD4F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Dom et al! Do not confuse the subject with menstration! OK, a nautical mile is = the length of the average minute of arc of latitude. Big deal! And an = inch is the distance from the tip of the king's thumb to the first = knuckle (take note, you royalists!), a meter is the in-vacuo wavelength = of a given number of oscillations of the transition between two energy = levels of Krypton 86 and shoe sizes are measured in barleycorns! And the = international nautical mile is 1852 meters, except for the Brits (see = previous paranthetical phrase), who consider it to be 6080 feet! Those = are all arbitrary values, just as is the length of the second which is = used to come up with these values, just as was the decision to change = our ASIs from mph to kts on this side of the pond. Who did that, and = why? ASI manufacturers who wanted to sell more instruments? And the = pilots over here, and elsewhere, just sat back and let it happen! Well, = you advocates of the kt, better start memorizing the value of pi, the = ratio of the diameter to the circumference of a circle. Why? Cause I'm = going to petition the FAA and all these value changers to replace the = measuring standard of our engine's rotation rate from = revolutions-per-minute to radians-per-second, a much more scientific and = useful value, used the world over in calculations! So there, you knots! p.s. technically speaking, rpm means revolutions-per-minute, so please = don't abbreviate it as rpms, which would mean revolutions-per-minutes. = I'm watching! ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C684C6.C5FCD4F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi, Dom et al!

Do not confuse the subject = with=20 menstration! OK, a nautical mile is the length of the average minute of = arc of=20 latitude. Big deal! And an inch is the distance from the tip of the = king's thumb=20 to the first knuckle (take note, you royalists!), a meter is the = in-vacuo=20 wavelength of a given number of oscillations of the transition between = two=20 energy levels of Krypton 86 and shoe sizes are measured in barleycorns! = And the=20 international nautical mile is 1852 meters, except for the Brits (see = previous=20 paranthetical phrase), who consider it to be 6080 feet! Those are = all=20 arbitrary values, just as is the length of the second which is used to = come up=20 with these values, just as was the decision to change our ASIs from = mph to=20 kts on this side of the pond. Who did that, and why? ASI manufacturers = who=20 wanted to sell more instruments? And the pilots over here, and = elsewhere, just=20 sat back and let it happen! Well, you advocates of the kt, better start=20 memorizing the value of pi, the ratio of the diameter to the = circumference of a=20 circle. Why? Cause I'm going to petition the FAA and all these value = changers to=20 replace the measuring standard of our engine's rotation rate from=20 revolutions-per-minute to radians-per-second, a much more scientific and = useful=20 value, used the world over in calculations! So there, you = knots!

p.s. technically speaking, rpm means=20 revolutions-per-minute, so = please don't=20 abbreviate it as rpms, which would mean=20 revolutions-per-minutes. I'm=20 watching!

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