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December 13, 2005
E = mc2
I have an Australian online friend who once inquired (in a chat channel) about the length (or width or height) of some inconsequential thing. I say "inconsequential" because the thing itself is not important here. Besides, I don't remember what the thing in question was. ;)
"In metric or normal?" came a reply from the guy (an American) whom she queried.
"Metric is normal," she replied.
I laughed.
He had been thoughtful enough to offer the answer in metric measurement (kudos to him), but erred in his assumption that what they each considered normal was one in the same (a common mistake). A classic example of relativity. *wink*
Posted by Tacitus at December 13, 2005 03:49 PM