The Unit (was: One-upsmanship (was: Secret Mac))

From: Douglas H. Quebbeman <dquebbeman_at_acm.org>
Date: Fri Apr 19 09:07:20 2002

> On Fri, 19 Apr 2002, Hans Franke wrote:
>
> > > > German(*), but rather because there is still no basic
> > > > or derivated SI unit starting with Z, so Z would give
> > > > a prety good symbol. There is already the Bq (Bequerel),
> > > > so Babbage wouldn't be so nicht - the same is true for
> > > > Calcula (C -> Celsius) and Ambit (A -> Ampere).
> >
> > > Since when has 'Celsius' been an SI unit? And since when has the
> > > abreviation for it been 'C'? C _is_ used for an SI unit -- the Coulomh.
> >
> > It is a derivated unit, as Coulomb, but you'r right, the
> > name is Degree Celsius (C), and youre right, C is Coulomb.
>
> Coulombs aren't derived.

Well, the 'erg' is derived... it's also sick...

That is, it's a dyin' centimeter...

And in what it pleases me to think of as my mind, that's a
joule of a pun...

;)
Received on Fri Apr 19 2002 - 09:07:20 BST