> >On Mon, 19 Jun 2000, Jan Steinman wrote:
> >
> > > I might have slipped a decimal here or there...
> >
> >100 million cc = 100 cubic meters (there are one million of them to a
> >cubic meter, which is why 1 cubic meter of water weighs exactly a
> >tonne).
>
> OOPS! Well, at least I did the math -- I didn't claim I did it right,
though!
>
> Which is worse, groundless claims, or those based on bad science? :-)
>
> >However, I suspect that you're right about the main reason for covering
> >being to protect against rot, though.
>
> That's my theory, and I'm stickin' to it, at least until I learn to
> cube numbers properly! :-)
>
The way I teach students is to write cc's as cm X cm X cm X 1m/100cm X
1m/100cm X 1m/100cm. Or use what ever unit multiplier you wish to convert
to. It's so easy this way even I can do it without mistake. Just make sure
to put the same unit label on the denominator side of the unit multiplier!
Gregg
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