On Thu, 12 Jun 1997, John S. van Syckel wrote:
> I would like to ask for some help from some of you "Physics Types." I have
> been told that a "Newton/Meter" (or "Meter/Newton") is the metric
> equivalent of foot/pound.
>
> 1. Is this true?
Yup, if by equivalent you mean they are both measures of the same
physical property.
> 2. And if it is, does anyone know how to convert foot/pounds to
> newton/meters (or whatever).
The schools are really failing young people today. As a morning exercise
before the start of the fifth grade, we used to:
1) pledge allegiance to the flag, and
2) chant in unison, "multiply newton-meters by 0.7375621 to obtain
pound-feet; divide pound-feet by 1.355818 to obtain newton-meters"
Nowadays, people don't respect the flag and haven't a clue how to convert
from newton-meters to pound-feet.
By the way, since you have a Drehmomentschleussel, it's a good idea to use
that instead of a conventional Radmutterschluessel, to keep from warping
your drums.
WRG
W. R. Gibbons Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu (802) 656-8629
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