Nelson mate,

 

I'm stuck in work 'till half eight tonight and I'm unfeasibly bored. Any chance you could post something controversial in this thread to keep me amused.

 

If not, I suppose I can at least amuse myself with watching how many people are tempted to view a thread entitled "FAO Nelson Mainfella".

 

Cheers mate.

LMFAO Mike ....

 

Well, it caught my attention - "fished in, fished in".

 

Nice.:D :cool:

Is that a hook in my upper lip ?

Skylines are faster than zeds.

 

There.

 

;)

Originally posted by senna

Skylines are faster than zeds.

 

There.

 

;)

ROFLMFAOGCFOB

Fished me in too!!

What is Mass?

Common Units of Mass

 

SI:

Gram (g)

1 g = 0.001 kg

Kilogram (kg)

1 kg = 2.2 lbm

1 kg = 0.0685 slug

English:

Pound mass (lbm)

1 lbm = 0.4536 kg

Slug (slug)

1 slug = 14.5939 kg

 

Generally, mass is defined as the measure of how much matter an object or body contains -- the total number of subatomic particles (electrons, protons and neutrons) in the object. If you multiply your mass by the pull of Earth's gravity, you get your weight. So if your body weight is fluctuating, by eating or exercising, it is actually the number of atoms that is changing. It is important to understand that mass is independent of your position in space. Your body's mass on the moon is the same as its mass on the earth, because the number of atoms is the same. The earth's gravitational pull, on the other hand, decreases as you move farther away from the earth. Therefore, you can lose weight by changing your elevation, but your mass remains the same. You can also lose weight by living on the moon, but again your mass is the same.

 

Mass is important for calculating how fast things accelerate when we apply a force to them. What determines how fast a car can accelerate? You probably know that your car accelerates slower if it has five adults in it. We'll explore this relation between mass, force and acceleration in a little more detail after we talk about force.

If anyone has developed an unhealthy obsession over the 7 basic units in the Système International d'Unitiés, they may care to search the references here at the National Physical Laboratory

 

http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/reference/

 

or even here http://www.ukmetrication.com/appendix1a.htm

 

On the other hand, I am mildly comforted by the thoughts of the great Ralph Waldo Emerson who said "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of tiny minds."

 

Nelson, matey, you would be welcome at the Victoria Arms early doors "talk b*llocks till you're blue in the face" sessions most nights (Monday evening happy hour). Just as long as you know you're talking b*llocks like the rest of us, let other guys & gals take their turn, know the difference between conversation and instruction and consider that just sometimes someone might know almost as much as you on a subject.

 

Anyhow, do you want these crisps or shall I let Mike have them?

PS

 

Mike Duffy: Pedant, Successful Angler and complete B'stard :)

 

HL&S ;)

Originally posted by Gio

Anyhow, do you want these crisps or shall I let Mike have them?

:D

Originally posted by Gio

Just as long as you know you're talking b*llocks like the rest of us, let other guys & gals take their turn, know the difference between conversation and instruction and consider that just sometimes someone might know almost as much as you on a subject.

 

Beautifully put !