Hi Mike,
I like your phrase: "A PINT is A POUND, the world around! " (~for
Water) and had never heard the phrase until some cowboy told it to me
here in South Dakota. What is stranger, I have been in the Naval
Services, as a Naval Aviator to include: Midshipman-2d Lt USMC(R) to
Captain, Navy LT to Lieutenant Commander (over 26 years) and never
heard the phrase....but what I do know, is that water collects in the
bottom of the fuel tank and is not friendly at all to turbine or
pistons engines, especially out over the ocean!
What I do know of interest, from all that time at sea, is that salt
water of course, is denser that freshwater, and the water from the
DEAD SEA is the densest of all. While on a helicopter deployment
that took us to Israel, one of the other Navy Lieutenants filled an
empty, one-liter water bottle with water from the Dead Sea. Using a
calibrated elbow, (elbow not certified by Harbor Freight or the
gnomes at Sears,) it was easily 1/3 heavier than a regular liter
bottle of water. It gave you a rather odd sensation when you
expected the liter to weigh about 2# and it was noticeably heavier...
On that particular day, we did not swim in the Dead Sea, as it was
February (1987) and a bit nippy, but others were swimming. It is
said, that it is impossible for a human to sink, because of the
water's density and the human's buoyancy. Most of the folks actually
were floating fully, with 1/3 of their body out of the water. Some
were nearly sitting in the water rather than floating.
In the arena of debate, there is something that is known as the full
circle argument-hypothesis, which is what is happening here. While
the list, in its endeavor to speak to the calibration of torque
wrenches, its equivalents, it has taken a turn to examine the weight
of water, to a point that the water in some locations is indeed
heavier than others. The full question pertains to the location of
the water, which begs the question/historical significance of Jesus
walking on the water; was walking on the water really a miracle, was
the desity of the water a factor, and what constitutes a miracle.
Etc.
The cool part of the discussion/correlation is that water is not
actually the same around the world, (albeit the exception is rather
small, i.e. the Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake, Salton Sea, and perhaps
some others I have never visited), but in this world of high price
sophistication (here comes the miracle) Jesus did not require the
water of the Sea of Galilee, (fresh water lake, that actually flows
into the Dead Sea, via the Jordan River) to be denser than normal to
walk on it. Nor do you have to "be dense" and spend close to $10K to
have a durable dual sport bike, (F-650, and others, way out of my
price leagues). Conversely, you do not have to go any further than
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com to chat/ enjoy the wisdom or ~6000 of your
(new) closest friends.
Through the list, I have found new friends, conversed easily with
over 100 of them privately, and have had my bike upgraded at tec days
beyond my wildest dreams. I have subsequently rode places (GDR,
Black Hills of South Dakota, Appalachian Mts, lonely prairie South
Dakota hills) all because of the miracle of sharing, while
experiencing the calibrated humor (and the in-frequent rages of
frustration) mixed judiciously with technical expertise. It is with
great amusement that I have the occasional opportunity to read the
quip-s (times 2) of the indiscreet cross dresser that actually admits
to riding a Honda Gold Wing or Harley; they collectively claim they
are holding their KLR in reserve for nastier occasions. So much
information and so many friends for "free." This list should make
Consumer's Digest, "Best deal in the MC industry."
All things considered, in my book, considering the value/service of
the KLR, the List, the characters I have met here, while mixing all
these together, all that comes close to being a miracle.
revmaaatin.
Methodist Circuit Rider in the Sioux Empire.
ps. another amusing torque comparison, (loosely)taken form a 1930's
Steerman aircraft, tec manual: tighten the prop nut to 1200 ft/# by
hanging a 200# man on a 6 foot beam attatched to the prop nut)
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hagen" wrote:
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> Jeff,
>
> "That's the same as hanging about 3 quarts (1 quart = 32 oz.,
right?) of
> oil off a 1 foot bar. It's just not very much. "
>
> My dad's old saying (gone some 30 years now) was "A PINT is A
POUND, the world around! " (~for Water) So a quart is about 2 lbs.
>
> 32 Oz. is FLUID Oz., Nice system we got huh?
>
> Mike
> Crestline, Ca.
> eBay Red - A18
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