Re: She won't blow (my compressor)

[stuart l friedman <friedman@leland.Stanford.EDU>]

>9.5 kg/square cm is, not being all that "metrically inclined" either.
>

9.5 kg x 2.2 lbs/kg = 20.9 lbs

1 cm x cm x (1/2.5) cm/in x 1/2.5 cm/in = .16 in^2

so 9.5 kg/cm^2 = 20.9 / .16 = 130 psi. (approximately)

And to think, some kid back in high school probably asked the math teacher
when would they ever need this stuff in real life!


>Thanks in advance for all your help,
>
>Chris Prugh
>72 Spitfar
>Morgan Hill, CA