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Old May 3rd 04, 11:48 PM
Nicholas Fitzpatrick
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In article ,
Henry Spencer wrote:
In article ,
Jay Windley wrote:
I've seen kilograms-force (kgf) gain popularity as a competing unit of
force. In my mind that's just revisiting the fiasco between pounds-mass and
pounds-force in English units...


Fortunately, I think that use is fading rather than growing -- it's a relic
of some of the pre-SI metric systems.


I certainly hope it is fading. I have Never seen kg-force used. Ever. The
only reference I have seen to it outside of Usenet, is a comment by
one of my profs, to never use it, and that it had been banned somewhere
or another. (true or not, I don't know).

Nick