The dumbell (db) is the unit in which the IQ of a person who continually plays loud music with no regard to their neighbours is measured!
Yes, db with a small b as the unit is not named after Mr. Bell.
Yes, db with a small b as the unit is not named after Mr. Bell.
It sure does.
Hence my challenge about it being hooey. Who do they think is going to believe that?
My money says Perry Mason would make quick work of this.
The SI symbol for electromotive force is ℰ.
Electromotive force (ℰ) is equal to the terminal potential difference (V) when no current flows in the circuit.
Both are measured in volts (V).
No wonder folks say they don't understand physics! 😀
As long as you call it current and not "amperage" I don't mind. Sure are a lot of people who use the wrong term out there.
I noticed that electrical units get named after people, and others like foot, inch yard, lumen don't.
The first few are anglosaxon and refer to body part lengths. A very long time ago in 1820, before the world adopted the metrical system, we had the "thumb" here which is exactly the same as an inch. Problem is that not every thumb is as large as the other and this also counts for feet 🙂
Units for things involving light are somewhat rare animals with lumen, candela and lux. Lumen simply means "light" in latin.
Units for things involving light are somewhat rare animals with lumen, candela and lux. Lumen simply means "light" in latin.
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Let's address the elephant in the room here - time
Measures of time are not metric, and we all use it, US, Imperial, everywhere.
60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 28, 29, 30 or 31 days in a month
And who knows how long a year is (365 days, 364.25, 52 weeks, 12 months)?
Measures of time are not metric, and we all use it, US, Imperial, everywhere.
60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, 28, 29, 30 or 31 days in a month
And who knows how long a year is (365 days, 364.25, 52 weeks, 12 months)?
There were meetings many decades ago to make the time system metric but it just didn't work out that well 🙂 I guess we learned to live with it.
The centiday (14.4 minutes) and decaday probably would not make people happy. A 2 centiday lunch break would then be 28.8 minutes Standard Old Time. That is less time than we have now.
The centiday (14.4 minutes) and decaday probably would not make people happy. A 2 centiday lunch break would then be 28.8 minutes Standard Old Time. That is less time than we have now.
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Hi I think after the thumb, foot, cubit/ell etc. it became somewhat problematic below the waist. Victorian times....
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Although, time spans greater than one second may be given in units such as kiloseconds (ks), megaseconds (Ms), gigaseconds (Gs) and so on.
And, scientists often record time as decimals as they are easier to plot on a graph.
To make things more confusing, US gallon doesn't equal an Imperial gallon. They diverge on the definition of a pint - 16 oz for US, 20 oz for Imperial. Which leads to a quart = 32 vs 40 and a gallon = 128 vs 160.
I think I got the numbers right, the idea is correct.
So watch of for cars' mpg ratings.
I think I got the numbers right, the idea is correct.
So watch of for cars' mpg ratings.
I remember an attempt (or game) where some folks wanted to introduce internet-time… (or Biel Mean Time… imagine this: Biel Mean Time, I mean, who‘s Biel? 😀😀)
US length measurements under an inch are traditionally base 2, which is the second best base after base 10.
1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16... these are 2^-1, 2^-2, 2^-3, 2^-4 ....
Same for interest rates on mortgages.
Music theory is founded upon base 12 I think.
And then there's gigabytes (and megabytes). Do the prefixes mean 1000 or 1024?
1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16... these are 2^-1, 2^-2, 2^-3, 2^-4 ....
Same for interest rates on mortgages.
Music theory is founded upon base 12 I think.
And then there's gigabytes (and megabytes). Do the prefixes mean 1000 or 1024?
So if we then let it freeze again, we've come full circle?180 degrees from water freezing to water boiling. 180. hmm, where have we seen that before?