Re: Ada 9X Doc v5.99

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From: Marin David Condic, 407.796.8997, M/S 731-93
Subject: Re: Ada 9X Doc v5.99
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Michael Feldman <mfeldman@SEAS.GWU.EDU> Writes:
>
>PS - in undergraduate engineering school, we used to kid around, both
>students and professors, by expressing velocities in furlongs/fortnight.
>
I believe there was a Murphy's Law which clearly stated: "All
measurements will invariably be expressed in the least usable
units. i.e. Velocity will be expressed in Furlongs/Fortnight."

Anectdotal evidence tends to indicate that this law holds up
well.

BTW: Wasn't there a discussion here a while back in which the
participants were attempting to correctly express the speed of
light in terms of Furlongs/Fortnight? Or was that somewhere else?
(Entering the springtime of my senility again!)

Anyway: 186,000 miles/second - It's not just a good idea. It's
the law!

Pax,
Marin

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