[time-nuts] Obscure terms

J. Forster jfor at quik.com
Thu Aug 20 22:35:58 UTC 2009


Same guys measure humidity in "grains/lb". There are 7000 grains/lb, BTW.

-John

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> Ohh, and I almost forgot: US cooling engineers measuring energy
> in "tons".
>
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