Units of measure (Was: discrete transistors

From: Daniel T. Burrows <dburrows_at_netpath.net>
Date: Tue Oct 20 19:09:41 1998

> silliness of the phrase "partial vacuum" repeatedly... I'll completely
> leave out the concept of "vacuum leak"!)

Oh, I've been known to say 'That valve (tube) is white round the top.
Somebody has let the vacuum out'

Seems like quite a reasonable way of putting it :-)

Try explaining how important a tight vacuum system on a mass spectrometer is
to some PHD chemists. Not to mention how to find the leaks. It is amazing
how little they teach in "leading" colleges today. Definately NO common
sense. So often all the problem consists of is the last thing they worked
on but did that enter their mind?
Dan
Received on Tue Oct 20 1998 - 19:09:41 BST