And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
62.4lb/ft3. Another number (older, non-SI) engineers never forget, like 32.2ft/sec2. Some of the thermodynamic units were “interesting,” like ft-lbf/lbm-°R. Yup, still have my K+E Log Log Duplex Decitrig.
Most powerful liquid in the world. Responsible for lighting up vast parts of the world through multiple hydropower installations, but responsible for countless deaths attributable to heavy rain, snowmelt, and flash and massive flooding. Odd how that works. Also distributes much needed sediment used for growing crops around the world. Hard at times to live with and impossible to live without. Water, thou art a harsh mistress!
Mother Nature always has a vote...
ReplyDelete62.4lb/ft3. Another number (older, non-SI) engineers never forget, like 32.2ft/sec2. Some of the thermodynamic units were “interesting,” like ft-lbf/lbm-°R. Yup, still have my K+E Log Log Duplex Decitrig.
ReplyDeleteDid you have a copy of the CRC tables and a slide rule?
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Most powerful liquid in the world. Responsible for lighting up vast parts of the world through multiple hydropower installations, but responsible for countless deaths attributable to heavy rain, snowmelt, and flash and massive flooding. Odd how that works. Also distributes much needed sediment used for growing crops around the world. Hard at times to live with and impossible to live without. Water, thou art a harsh mistress!
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