29 May
2010
29 May
'10
10:05 a.m.
Tony Duell [ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk] wrote:
Actaully, this was a qurstion on a job application form. Quite what the
relevance of my weight is to my abilities as an electronic designer is
totally beyond me, so I deceided to 'have some fun'.... No I didn't get
the job, but after seeing the organisation i wouldn't have wanted it anyway.
Am I the only person who objects to a _weight_
being quoted
in kg? When I
was asekd for my body weight, I gave it in newtons :-)
I'm sure she meant to write kgf. BTW did you assume 9.81m/s^2 or did you account for local gravitational field strength
variations :-)
The former... Mind you _they_ didn't speicify the place where they wanted
me ot measure my weight, so I think taking a nominal value for g is
justified...
And it's
one of the most stupid laws we have! Provided both parties
involved in the transaction agree on what is being traded,
the governemnt
should not interfere. If I want to buy 5 yards of cable, and
the shop is
prepared to cut me that length, what is the problem?
The problem is that some smart Alec will sell you 5 Elbonian
yards (but the Elbonian part will be in really small print, in
white ink on a white background). Weights and measures have been
regulated in various ways, in various places for a long time.
The only thing that's changed recently is the units that can
be used. A free-for-all will just let the con merchants thrive