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Subject: Re: [Leica] Why Google is Great WAS Computer question
From: Johnny Deadman <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 17:22:57 -0400

ah

subtle

but so is Google!

try typing the following:

	1 pound in newtons

	1 pound in kilograms

Google distinguishes (rightly!) between 'pound force' and 'pound mass' 
with the default being mass.




On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 05:04 PM, Henning Wulff wrote:

> Pounds generally being a unit of weight, not mass. One pound on the 
> moon has a lot more ergs in it.
>
> In some circumstances pounds are used as units of mass, but that is 
> less common.
>
> Therefore 'iffy', not 'outright nonsense'.   :-)
>
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