[time-nuts] SI Unit Problems

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Jim:

But what you show violates the SI rules, even though it's the correct 
calculation.

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
http://www.PRC68.com


Jim Lux wrote:
> On 4/5/11 8:25 AM, Brooke Clarke wrote:
>> Hi:
>>
>> Just reading at:
>> http://futureboy.us/frinkdata/units.txt
>>
>> First about the candela and all it's problems, then what's a Time Nut 
>> issue  "Hz ".
>>
>> // This means that, if you follow the rules of the SI,
>> // 1 Hz = 1/s = 1 radian/s which is simply inconsistent and violates 
>> basic
>> // ideas of sinusoidal motion, and is simply a stupid definition.
>>
> actually 1/s (= Hz) = 2*pi rad/sec
>
> BTW, if anyone is confused, I have a handy direct reading graph 
> published by HP a few decades ago to assist engineers in converting 
> from cycles per second to Hertz.  I'll see if I can scan it and attach 
> it later.  I know I really should have mentioned this last Friday.
>
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