Re: Figg Newtons?

[Robert Silas <robert.silas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paige,
75 % of  Nm is roughly equal to FTlbs. Hence, 20 Nm = 15 ftlbs,  not exactly but close enough, I'll look it up for you.

I am an old structural engineer who was refused to work in the new metric system when it was introduced in Canada.  I worked ten years in Europe with the old metric system which had units of  number and quantities closer to our every day life.  To me, the presently used system, here, makes no sense to working engineers.  Unfortunately it is the same in Europe now too.  The academic society has to prove that they do something.  

The two kind of engineer there is: 
one who does the work and the 
other who's telling how to do the work what he never did.
This may answer your question of "why isn't it kg?" (milk also included: ml)
Bob Silas

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: PLPKLT@xxxxxxx 
  To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 9:37 AM
  Subject: Figg Newtons?


  does anyone have the conversion factor to convert from the Newton-meters which seems to be given in all the manuals.  I would like to turn them into cookie-ft lbs....


  And why isn't it Kg-meters.  What does a newton weigh anyway?
  and while we are at it, why isn't milk included in any of the formulas....

  Paige

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