On Sun, 26 Jan 2014 10:03:55 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:

I too was using the uuf and uf. Then it took me a while to get used to the
pf. I still can not relate to the nanofarad. Every time I see that
nanofarad I have to put the numbers on a piece of paper and convert it to uu
or u.

Thanks for reminding me. I have exactly the same problem. Old habits
die hard. I don't think I've ever used nanofarads in any design. Some
of the software I use offers an option to disable the use of
nanofarads. However, as new versions arrive, I'm seeing that less and
less.

I still use Hz and cycles without giving it a thought as to which one I am
saying. Just can not get it my head not to say cycles when I should be
saying Hz.

That one was easy for me. Cycles per second is just too many
syllables to easily roll off the tongue. I usually favor the shortest
and most abbreviated term. When the Hz arrived, I embraced it gladly
and immediately abandoned CPS.

Where we came from:
http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.htm
With that history of units of measure, I would hate to guess where
we're going.

I did invent a unit of measure which seems to have stuck for a time at
a former college. During college, I built a device to quantify female
desirability. It was an IR detector that basically measured the mount
of exposed skin. I needed a unit of measure for female desirability
which became the milli-Helen. Since Helen of Troy launched 1000
ships, 1 milli-Helen would launch 1 ship. The negative was also true
as negative 1 milli-Helen would sink 1 ship. Unfortunately, it
somewhat backfired and failed to provide me with any additional dates
and lady friends.

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