tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6590022046660328885..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Centiheit vs. Fahrengrade confusionMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28430708354370771542011-08-02T13:40:38.736-05:002011-08-02T13:40:38.736-05:00Every time I see something from Forbes Magazine, I...Every time I see something from Forbes Magazine, I think of <a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/perot-forbes-join-forces-to-form-crazy-rich-bastar,1072/" rel="nofollow">this article</a> from The Onion.Not Importanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307127026012212518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24692389124651337352011-07-31T11:15:38.753-05:002011-07-31T11:15:38.753-05:00Oops. I meant to write "res ipsa loquitur&qu...Oops. I meant to write "res ipsa loquitur", not QED. Fixed.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86406154695202622272011-07-31T11:07:27.729-05:002011-07-31T11:07:27.729-05:00They clearly meant the boiling point of pentane (C...They clearly meant the boiling point of pentane (C5H12). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentane <br />which boils at 97F.<br /><br />Or perhaps they meant the boiling point of water at 1 psi of pressure? (102F)<br />http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/boiling-point-water-d_926.htmlpentalithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04513552377577377429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30995944657743711432011-07-31T11:02:18.714-05:002011-07-31T11:02:18.714-05:00Q.E.D I expect from the Urban Dictionary - first e...Q.E.D I expect from the Urban Dictionary - first entry. In any case reminds me of JPL scientists failing a few years ago to convert correctly between metric and imperial measurements thereby losing a Mars probe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com