On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 02:16:02 +0000, richard
wrote:

FatBytestard wrote:
On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:13:41 +0000, richard
wrote:


FatBytestard wrote:

On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:05:09 +0000, Eeyore
wrote:



Article on this famous UL test, now probably irrelevant due to
harmonisation with IEC.

Damn, too big again ( 1.26 MB )

Graham

Harmonization is correct, and is so for the greater part of those that
use Usenet. Your Olde English is just that... old. Outdated. Your
country should seriously consider catching up with the rest of the world,
instead of being bullheaded for the last 200 years since you got your
asses kicked out of our business.


That's rich from the country that still uses BTUs and all sorts of other ludicrous units.



For air conditioning, yes. Why say the unit is ludicrous? It is a
BRITISH invention.

I think you might have it ass backwards. I am from the USA. We use all
different units. Don't let your bias bend your brain. Ooops... too late.

So you still use pounds and degrees fahrenheit - not to mention 16 oz pints.
You're the ones (to quote your words) who are seriously outdated - and who have everything "arse about face".
Hell, even one of your space probes failed because the lockheed engineers used poundals or some such obsolete abomination -
maybe a slug - lol


No, idiot. It failed because it used kilograms, and the technician
filled the tank with pounds, which meant that it got less than half of
what it needed. This only proves that conversion to another standard
means that mistakes WILL be made. Some can be costly. The one where God
only put 1 gram of brain matter in your skull was costly for you.

In the scientific communities (not that you would know what that word
means), we use all manner of quantifier. Degrees Fahrenheit are used
primarily by the lay person, because generations of folk are familiar
with it. I am sure, however, that "familiar" is another word you have
problems with understanding.

I am quite sure that many in your lands are quite glad that they are
familiar with the technologies that we allowed you to have to protect
yourselves from attackers over the decades.

I think you have serious problems being able to "see the big picture".