From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Mar 15 13:47:44 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from gadolinium.btinternet.com (gadolinium.btinternet.com [194.73.73.111]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC2B937BE48 for ; Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:47:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org) Received: from [213.1.163.125] (helo=parish.my.domain) by gadolinium.btinternet.com with esmtp (Exim 2.05 #1) id 12VLdi-0005jS-00 for chat@freebsd.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:47:41 +0000 Received: (from mark@localhost) by parish.my.domain (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA00965 for chat@freebsd.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:47:13 GMT (envelope-from mark) Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:47:13 +0000 From: Mark Ovens To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Useful Metric Conversions Message-ID: <20000315214713.H244@parish> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i Organization: Total lack of Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Americans (defined as residents of the USA) frequently have problems with metric conversions. In an attempt to clarify the conversion process here are some "Useful Metric Conversions." 1 million microphones = 1 megaphone 2000 mockingbirds = two kilomockingbirds 10 cards = 1 decacards 1 millionth of a fish = 1 microfiche 453.6 graham crackers = 1 pound cake 1 trillion pins = 1 terrapin 10 rations = 1 decoration 100 rations = 1 C-ration 10 millipedes = 1 centipede 3 1/3 tridents = 1 decadent 2 monograms = 1 diagram 8 nickels = 2 paradigms 2 wharves = 1 paradox I hope this proves a useful tool. -- Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? -Poster at LinuxWorld 2000 ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message