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From: Nicolas Alvarez
Subject: Re: Oh. Joy.
Date: 16 Jul 2010 23:02:36
Message: <4c411d4c@news.povray.org>
Warp wrote:
> Stephen <mca### [at] aoldotcom> wrote:
>> On 08/07/2010 5:07 PM, Darren New wrote:
>> > What's the metric unit of pressure like this, out of curiousity?
>> >
> 
>>   1 psi equals 6,895 Pascals or N/m^2
> 
>   Isn't it confusing that "pound" is both a unit of mass and of force?

And of currency :)


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Oh. Joy.
Date: 21 Jul 2010 16:44:37
Message: <4c475c35$1@news.povray.org>
Am 17.07.2010 05:02, schrieb Nicolas Alvarez:

>>    Isn't it confusing that "pound" is both a unit of mass and of force?
>
> And of currency :)

Money: The strongest force in the western world. No confusion there :-P


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Oh. Joy.
Date: 21 Jul 2010 17:21:08
Message: <4c4764c4@news.povray.org>
On 21/07/2010 9:44 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 17.07.2010 05:02, schrieb Nicolas Alvarez:
>
>>> Isn't it confusing that "pound" is both a unit of mass and of force?
>>
>> And of currency :)
>
> Money: The strongest force in the western world. No confusion there :-P

I thought it was where you put lost and found dogs. ;-)

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Best Regards,
	Stephen


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From: Neeum Zawan
Subject: Re: Oh. Joy.
Date: 22 Jul 2010 23:00:50
Message: <87mxti3npx.fsf@fester.com>
clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> writes:

> Am 17.07.2010 05:02, schrieb Nicolas Alvarez:
>
>>>    Isn't it confusing that "pound" is both a unit of mass and of force?
>>
>> And of currency :)
>
> Money: The strongest force in the western world. No confusion there :-P

Carries a lot of weight, too.


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