[meteorite-list] Ad - Please Ignore!!!! Way offtopic!!!! Statingthe OBVIOUS!??

From: Martin Altmann <Altmann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Feb 18 16:49:07 2005
Message-ID: <026501c51604$33e12300$7e579a54_at_9y6y40j>

Hey Adam,
I decided: The ultimative weight unit for meteorites is the British "stone"
(6.35kg = almost 14 US-pounds).

Imagine the ads: This stone has two stones. Total known weight: 30 stones,
120 stones were recoverd.

Buckleboo
Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites_at_comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:40 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad - Please Ignore!!!! Way offtopic!!!!
Statingthe OBVIOUS!??


> Hi Jerry and List,
>
> Oh, this is about metric versus the other standard (English). I thought
it
> was about something else. I come from an engineering background so it is
> hard for me to think in any other system but metric. I will gladly do the
> conversions for anybody who is confused or offended by the use of a metric
> scale. It doesn't makes since to weigh a meteorite using grams and then
> give its dimensions in another system. I guess you can't please
everybody.
> Thank you for clearing this up.
>
> All the best,
>
> Adam
>
>
Received on Fri 18 Feb 2005 04:52:54 PM PST