07-03-2004, 11:59 AM
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#105 (permalink)
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anonymous writes:
> Nicely informative, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and make
> the assumption that there are a few people who don't know that 1
> atmosphere=14.7lb/in.?
However, Europeans measure in atu, not atm and that is 1kgf/cm2. This
is called a "technical atmosphere" because 14.7lb/in2 is at sea level
at some time or another. (1 atu = 14.2 psi) I don't know what units
bicycle tire people are talking about but automotive use atu's.
Jobst Brandt
jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org
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