From owner-freebsd-chat Thu Mar 16 13: 8:57 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from lamb.sas.com (lamb.sas.com [192.35.83.8]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99A5937BD0D for ; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 13:08:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brdean@unx.sas.com) Received: from mozart (mozart.unx.sas.com [192.58.184.28]) by lamb.sas.com (8.9.3/8.9.1) with SMTP id QAA19502; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:06:52 -0500 (EST) Received: from dean.pc.sas.com by mozart (5.65c/SAS/Domains/5-6-90) id AA14238; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:06:21 -0500 Received: (from brdean@localhost) by dean.pc.sas.com (8.9.3/8.9.1) id QAA34527; Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:06:21 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from brdean) From: Brian Dean Message-Id: <200003162106.QAA34527@dean.pc.sas.com> Subject: Re: Useful Metric Conversions In-Reply-To: from Dag-Erling Smorgrav at "Mar 16, 2000 08:06:56 pm" To: mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:06:21 -0500 (EST) Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL61 (25)] Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Mark Ovens wrote: > 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. I like this list, here's an addition: 1 noid = a solenoid. 2 solenoids = a paranoid. I can't take credit for these, these are from a co-worker. -Brian -- Brian Dean brdean@unx.sas.com SAS Institute Inc. bsd@FreeBSD.ORG To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message