Comments on: Enhanced Unit Converter http://postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/ Speaking of web development. Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:30:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jason C http://postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jason C Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:06:30 +0000 http://www.postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/#comment-9 <p>Yes, unfortunately, nuts and balls are highly subjective and variable. Kind of like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale" rel="nofollow">Scoville scale</a>. Any one measurement is pretty meaningless without some other relative measurement. However, you're widget rocks 4π balls, which is pretty high, I think.</p> Yes, unfortunately, nuts and balls are highly subjective and variable. Kind of like the Scoville scale. Any one measurement is pretty meaningless without some other relative measurement. However, you’re widget rocks 4π balls, which is pretty high, I think.

]]> By: Jason http://postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jason Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:07:41 +0000 http://www.postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/#comment-8 <p>I actually thought about the nuts thing, but I couldn't figure out a way to really incorporate them. Basically, I'd need to add a category called "Quality" or something, and the only two units of measurement would be nuts and balls. Since they are basically just inversely proportional to each other, the conversion would be of little use.</p> <p>Kips and slugs, on the other hand, I can do.</p> I actually thought about the nuts thing, but I couldn’t figure out a way to really incorporate them. Basically, I’d need to add a category called “Quality” or something, and the only two units of measurement would be nuts and balls. Since they are basically just inversely proportional to each other, the conversion would be of little use.

Kips and slugs, on the other hand, I can do.

]]> By: Jason C http://postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jason C Mon, 16 Jan 2006 19:28:40 +0000 http://www.postpostmodern.com/2006/01/14/enhanced-unit-converter/#comment-7 <p>Nuts. Did you include nuts?</p> <p>Oh, if it didn't already include it, you should include kips (kilopounds), which are, as you guess equal to 1,000 lbs of force (not mass... no, no, no, never mass. Then you must use slugs... no one likes slugs).</p> <p>(Please note, I'm on a PC and, therefore, cannot make use of this widget. You have every reason to completely ignore this comment.)</p> Nuts. Did you include nuts?

Oh, if it didn’t already include it, you should include kips (kilopounds), which are, as you guess equal to 1,000 lbs of force (not mass… no, no, no, never mass. Then you must use slugs… no one likes slugs).

(Please note, I’m on a PC and, therefore, cannot make use of this widget. You have every reason to completely ignore this comment.)

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