Re: Unit perversion

[human <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

-- [ From: human * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --

>>Yes, but why is Mercury "Hg," when neither of these two letters can be 
>>found in the name "Mercury?"   :-)
>
>Ain't it rooted in Latin? Or should I get me head out of books? My brain
hurts...

Oh come on, you let pounds, "lb" slide by!  Tungsten = Wf (wolfram) 
Potassium = K (kryptonite)  Iron = Fe (feminate) Copper = Cu (no you don't!)
....

it's because in science you lose track of what language is being spoken and
what country you in jail in.  also, which dictators you're building bombs
for ....

what?