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Slick:
I am not trying to be nitpicky but to correct a common abuse of terminology.
Patrick you are still wrong. I will expound when the sun's up and my blood's cleaner.
Patrick:
Nitpicker is nitpicky.
Slick:
Pound is a unit of mass.
Pound-force is the force due to gravity exerted on a pound.
Pounds-per-square-inch is actually pound-force-per-square-inch is a unit of pressure.
What I am saying is that the usage of terminology is wrong. If you said you were moving at a speed of fifty kilometers, I would probably get that you meant fifty kilometers an hour, not per second or per half hour or anything else that silly. However, pressure vs. force is something I've seen misunderstood a lot so I was actually hoping you would all go on wikipedia or read a physics tutorial in the hopes of proving me wrong and learn a bit about physics.
jhocking:
--- Quote from: MrBlu on 29 Jan 2009, 22:22 ---I learned that the QC regulars are nitpicky about their values and measurements.
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*shrug* If you think wanting to correct the facts is nitpicky then that's fine, it's not like everyone cares about the same things. I just figured if you're going to bother learning a piece of information you would want that information to be correct.
Siibillam-Law:
I learnt a load of bollocks about pounds and forces and stuff.Time to break some clavicles
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